Solitary sternal metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma detected by F-18 FDG PET/CT
A 65-year-old male presented with pain abdomen, progressive deepening jaundice, weight loss of 15 kg and anorexia over last 6 months. Hepatitis B surface antigen was negative. Computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen in arterial phase showed a heterogeneously enhancing hypodense lesion in the left lobes and segment VIII of the right lobe of liver. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) was consistent with primary HCC. F-18 FDG PET/CT performed for visualizing the extent of tumor and metastatic work-up showed solitary sternal metastasis []. He was started on chemotherapy but later on died due to progression of the disease.