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.

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)50-52
Number of pages3
JournalClinical nuclear medicine
Volume44
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2019
Peer-reviewedYes

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Scopus 85058612996

Keywords

Keywords

  • Aged, Brain Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging, Humans, Male, Neuroendocrine Tumors/diagnostic imaging, Organometallic Compounds, Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography, Radiopharmaceuticals

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