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68Ga-PSMA Uptake in Neurofibromas Demonstrated on PET/CT in a Patient With Neurofibromatosis Type 1
- Source :
- Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 42:776-778
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2017.
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Abstract
- We present a case of Ga-PSMA PET/CT imaging of PSMA expression in neurofibromas in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 (or von Recklinghausen disease). PSMA uptake has previously been demonstrated in schwannomas both with PET and histological staining. The presented images confirm that PSMA expression in cutaneous neurofibromas can be well imaged with PET, with uptake mostly at relatively low levels. Interestingly, some lesions demonstrated significantly higher PSMA expression, although the clinical significance of these differences remains to be determined. The images raise the possibility of a potential role for Ga-PSMA PET/CT in neurofibromatosis type 1 monitoring.
- Subjects :
- Male
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty
Neurofibromatosis 1
Gallium Radioisotopes
urologic and male genital diseases
030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging
Histological staining
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
medicine
Humans
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Clinical significance
Neurofibromatosis
Edetic Acid
Gallium Isotopes
Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography
PET-CT
biology
business.industry
68ga psma
Biological Transport
General Medicine
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Neurofibromin 1
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
biology.protein
Ct imaging
business
Oligopeptides
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 03639762
- Volume :
- 42
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Clinical Nuclear Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e52a868bdacbf09e3f00cc9aed34a7dd