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Pineal Yolk Sac Tumor Producing α-Fetoprotein Detected by 68Ga-FAPI PET/MRI.
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Clinical nuclear medicine [Clin Nucl Med] 2022 Jan 01; Vol. 47 (1), pp. 90-92. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Abstract: Pineal yolk sac tumors (YSTs) are a rare type of extragonadal YST. They make up a small fraction of all intracranial germ cell tumors and an even small fraction of pineal masses overall. This study reported a case of pineal YST with α-fetoprotein production revealed by 18F-FDG and 68Ga-FAPI PET/MRI. In the PET images, 68Ga-FAPI showed a far better tumor-to-background ratio than 18F-FDG in the pineal YST because there is little 68Ga-FAPI uptake in the brain. This case indicates that 68Ga-FAPI PET/MRI may be a useful tool for evaluating intracranial YST and other types of tumors in central nervous system.<br />Competing Interests: Conflicts of interest and sources of funding: none declared.<br /> (Copyright © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1536-0229
- Volume :
- 47
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Clinical nuclear medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34874353
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/RLU.0000000000003752