ABSTRACT: F-choline PET/CT was performed for suspected prostate cancer relapse in a 67-year-old man with hip pain and a rapid rise in prostate-specific antigen values (1.1 ng/mL). PET imaging showed an area of increased F-choline bone uptake in the right ischium. Coregistered CT images showed a lytic bone lesion. The infrequent CT appearance of a possible prostate carcinoma metastasis led to additional laboratory testing that showed a monoclonal γ-peak and to subsequent biopsy, which revealed a solitary plasmocytoma.
18F-Choline PET/CT-Positive Lytic Bone Lesions in Prostate Cancer and Accidental Myeloma Detection / L. Florimonte, E. Orunesu, M. Castellani, V. Longari, A. Cortelezzi. - In: CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE. - ISSN 0363-9762. - 41:5(2016 May), pp. 394-396.
Titolo: | 18F-Choline PET/CT-Positive Lytic Bone Lesions in Prostate Cancer and Accidental Myeloma Detection |
Autori: | ORUNESU, EVA (Secondo) CORTELEZZI, AGOSTINO (Ultimo) |
Parole Chiave: | Radiology; Nuclear Medicine and Imaging |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore MED/15 - Malattie del Sangue |
Data di pubblicazione: | mag-2016 |
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Tipologia: | Article (author) |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/RLU.0000000000001113 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Articolo su periodico |
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