Maseeh-uz Zaman, Nosheen Fatima, Areeba Zaman, Sidra Zaman, Unaiza Zaman.
Emerging role of 18fdg PET/CT in breast cancer.
Pak J Radiol Jan ;28(3):0-0.

Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer in women worldwide and unfortunately Pakistan is one of the countries having the highest rate.BC related mortality is higher in patients having advance disease at the time of diagnosis. Various therapeutic strategies are available which include surgery (from radical to breast conserving options), radiation therapy, hormonal therapy and targeted therapy. Precise staging of the disease and information about the phenotype of tumor (ER: estrogen receptor; progesterone receptor: PR; Human epidermal factor receptor2: HER2) is very important for selection of proper therapeutic options. Epidemiological data have shown that young BC patients have more aggressive tumors with potential for early metastases than older patients. Similarly patients with triple negative breast cancer (ER, PR and HER2 negative) have the worst while ER+/HER2- have the best prognosis. Studies have also shown that patients with triple negative and HER2+ BC have a higher predilection for extra-skeletal metastases.

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