Breast Cancer Follow-Up: Nodal and Skeletal Progression of Disease

Fig. 51.1

CT scan shows multiple bone thickening lesions. The PET characterizes the lesions with a high metabolism of glucose. This information must be critically assessed

Fig. 51.2

The PET-CT scan shows a hypodense lymph node in the left clavicular fossa, with volumetric and metabolic activity progression over time. The follow up at two years shows the appearance of a new dorsal—retroscapular node. In a similar way, it detects progression of the bone disease