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Endolymphatic Sac Tumor Showing Increased Activity on 68Ga DOTATATE PET/CT.
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Clinical nuclear medicine [Clin Nucl Med] 2016 Oct; Vol. 41 (10), pp. 783-4. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Endolymphatic sac tumors (ELSTs) are rare tumors arising from the epithelium of the endolymphatic sac and duct that can be either sporadic or associated with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease. We report a case of a VHL patient with histologically proven residual ELST who underwent Ga DOTATATE PET/CT showing increased activity (SUVmax, 6.29) by the ELST. The presented case of a VHL-associated ELST with increased Ga DOTATATE uptake indicates cell-surface expression of somatostatin receptors by this tumor, suggesting the potential application of somatostatin receptor imaging using Ga DOTA-conjugated peptides in the workup and management of these patients.
- Subjects :
- Ear Neoplasms complications
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Organometallic Compounds
Radiopharmaceuticals
von Hippel-Lindau Disease complications
Ear Neoplasms diagnostic imaging
Endolymphatic Sac diagnostic imaging
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
von Hippel-Lindau Disease diagnostic imaging
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1536-0229
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Clinical nuclear medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 27454593
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/RLU.0000000000001315