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Intense PSMA Uptake in a Vertebral Hemangioma Mimicking a Solitary Bone Metastasis in the Primary Staging of Prostate Cancer via 68 Ga-PSMA PET/CT.

Authors :
Gossili F
Lyngby CG
Løgager V
Zacho HD
Source :
Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) [Diagnostics (Basel)] 2023 May 13; Vol. 13 (10). Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 13.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

A 78-year-old man with newly diagnosed high-risk prostate cancer underwent <superscript>68</superscript> Ga-PSMA PET/CT for primary staging. This showed a single, very intense PSMA uptake in the vertebral body of Th2, without discrete morphological changes on low-dose CT. Thus, the patient was considered oligometastatic and underwent MRI of the spine for stereotactic radiotherapy planning. MRI demonstrated an atypical hemangioma in Th2. A bone algorithm CT scan confirmed the MRI findings. The treatment was changed, and the patient underwent a prostatectomy with no concomitant therapy. At three and six months after the prostatectomy, the patient had an unmeasurable PSA level, confirming the benign etiology of the lesion.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2075-4418
Volume :
13
Issue :
10
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
37238214
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13101730