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Skin Manifestation of Unsuspecting Prostate Cancer Detected by 18F-FDG PET/CT Performed To Assess Underlying Multiple Myeloma

AbAziz A 1 , Mahaletchumy T 1 , Chung JK 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Molecular Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Cheras, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Molecular Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Nucl Med Mol Imaging, 2013 Dec;47(4):285-8.
PMID: 24900127 DOI: 10.1007/s13139-013-0233-5

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Skin metastases from either prostate adenocarcinoma or multiple myeloma rarely occur. We report the case of a 73-year-old man with multiple myeloma who presented with multiple subcutaneous nodules 3 years after his initial diagnosis.

METHODS: Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging was suggestive of a concomitant second primary from the prostate.

RESULTS: This case highlights not only a rare initial manifestation of prostate cancer, but also the role of 18F-FDG-PET/CT in detecting a clinically unsuspected second malignancy.

CONCLUSION: It potentially corroborates the possible association of both diseases, as has been reported before.

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