Esophageal Cancer - 61-year-old female

History
A 61-year-old female treated for breast cancer in 1981. A left cervical lymph node biopsied positive in 1995 and the patient received extensive radiation therapy to the left and anterior supraclavicular region. Referral was for a long severe stricture of the esophagus.

PET/CT Findings
The PET scan revealed significant uptake (SUV=4.5) in a soft tissue mass obstructing the cervical esophagus.

Courtesy of
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center