Brain Metastases of a Neuroendocrine Tumor Visualized by 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT
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Abstract
A 65-year-old woman with a long history of metastasized, highly differentiated (G1) neuroendocrine tumor of pancreatic origin presented for follow-up Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT after 7 peptide receptor radiotherapies. In the previous scan, she already had discrete intracranial tracer accumulations, which were massively progressive in the recent Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT 8 months later. This case illustrates that cerebral metastases in neuroendocrine tumors may occur many years after initial diagnosis, and their somatostatin receptor expression may rise within a few months to a level that reasonably justifies further peptide receptor radiotherapy.
Details
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 50-52 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Clinical nuclear medicine |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2019 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
Scopus | 85058612996 |
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Keywords
Keywords
- Aged, Brain Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging, Humans, Male, Neuroendocrine Tumors/diagnostic imaging, Organometallic Compounds, Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography, Radiopharmaceuticals