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Endolymphatic Sac Tumor Showing Increased Activity on 68Ga DOTATATE PET/CT.

Authors :
Papadakis GZ
Millo C
Sadowski SM
Bagci U
Patronas NJ
Source :
Clinical nuclear medicine [Clin Nucl Med] 2016 Oct; Vol. 41 (10), pp. 783-4.
Publication Year :
2016

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.

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