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Disseminated Carcinomatosis of the Bone Marrow from Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Revealed by Choline Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography.
- Source :
- Case Reports in Oncology; 2024, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p640-645, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Introduction: Disseminated carcinomatosis of the bone marrow is caused by cancer metastasis to the bone marrow and is the diagnosis is very difficult by imaging. Case Presentation: We report a 75-year-old male with disseminated carcinomatosis of the bone marrow from castration-resistant prostate cancer revealed by <superscript>11</superscript>C-choline positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT). Although he already received radiotherapy to the prostate, combined androgen blockade, enzalutamide and apalutamide, and external beam radiotherapy for the pelvic bone metastases, serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) value rapidly increased from 32 ng/mL to 104 ng/mL in recent 1 month. Bone scintigraphy showed almost no abnormal uptake in the whole body, whereas <superscript>11</superscript>C-choline PET/CT showed diffuse bone marrow <superscript>11</superscript>C-choline uptake. The disseminated carcinomatosis of the bone marrow was diagnosed from the discordant findings between bone scintigraphy and <superscript>11</superscript>C-choline PET/CT examinations and confirmed pathologically by iliac marrow biopsy pathologically. Although docetaxel therapy was started, PSA value continued rising and he died after 4 months of the diagnosis. Conclusion: The discordant findings of choline PET/CT and bone scintigraphy can diagnose disseminated carcinomatosis of the bone marrow from prostate cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16626575
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Case Reports in Oncology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178030378
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000539333