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Published on: February 9, 2020
Axillary Lymph Node Metastasis as the First Symptom of Colon Cancer
Weiwei Zhao1, Peng Li, Yanmei Li
1From the Department of PET-CT center, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University & Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
Axillary lymph node metastasis in colon cancer is extremely rare. We describe the FDG PET/CT findings in a 61-year-old woman who presented with a mass in the right axilla, which revealed irregular thickening of the ascending colon wall, as well as multiple enlarged lymph nodes in the ileocecal mesentery, para-aortic region, and right axilla with higher uptake of FDG. Ascending colon carcinoma with lymph node metastasis in the right axilla was confirmed by pathological examination.
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