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Case Reports
. 2012 Mar 20:2012:bcr1220115294.
doi: 10.1136/bcr.12.2011.5294.

PET-CT aids in the diagnosis of a choroidal mass with retinal detachment in a patient with history of breast cancer and sarcoidosis

Jonathan M Davison  1 , John H Hotchkiss, Anthony J Fadell, Jess A Graham
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PET-CT aids in the diagnosis of a choroidal mass with retinal detachment in a patient with history of breast cancer and sarcoidosis

Jonathan M Davison et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
T2 weighted MRI of the orbits demonstrates a V-shaped T2 hypointense signal abnormality pointing toward the optic disc, within the posterior aspect of the left globe, a characteristic MRI finding of a retinal detachment.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Fusion positron emission tomography CT image demonstrates F-18 flurodeoxyglucose hypermetabolism along the posterior margin of the left globe correlating to signal abnormality on MRI.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Whole body F-18 flurodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography maximum intensity projection image demonstrates widespread hypermetabolic metastatic lesions throughout the neck, mediastinum, abdomen, as well as the axial and appendicular skeleton.
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