TY - JOUR
T1 - Metastatic renal cell carcinoma in the thyroid gland and pancreas showing uptake on 68Ga DOTATATE PET/CT scan
AU - Kanthan, Gowri L.
AU - Schembri, Geoffrey Paul
AU - Samra, Jaswinder
AU - Roach, Paul
AU - Hsiao, Edward
PY - 2016/7
Y1 - 2016/7
N2 - 68Ga DOTATATE PET/CT is an imaging technique used in the diagnosis of neuroendocrine tumors. We report a case of 66-year-old woman with a history of surgically removed renal cell carcinoma who presented for a DOTATATE PET/CT scan to characterize a newly diagnosed pancreatic lesion. DOTATATE-avid lesions were identified in the thyroid gland and pancreas. Subsequent biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of metastatic renal cell carcinoma at both sites. It is important to be aware that tumors other than neuroendocrine tumors may also show uptake on DOTATATE PET/CT scan. A biopsy may be required if lesions are identified at atypical sites.
AB - 68Ga DOTATATE PET/CT is an imaging technique used in the diagnosis of neuroendocrine tumors. We report a case of 66-year-old woman with a history of surgically removed renal cell carcinoma who presented for a DOTATATE PET/CT scan to characterize a newly diagnosed pancreatic lesion. DOTATATE-avid lesions were identified in the thyroid gland and pancreas. Subsequent biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of metastatic renal cell carcinoma at both sites. It is important to be aware that tumors other than neuroendocrine tumors may also show uptake on DOTATATE PET/CT scan. A biopsy may be required if lesions are identified at atypical sites.
KW - 68Ga DOTATATE PET/CT
KW - Ga-68 DOTATATE PET/CT
KW - renal cell carcinoma
KW - neuroendocrine tumors
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U2 - 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001227
DO - 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001227
M3 - Article
C2 - 27055137
AN - SCOPUS:84964070376
VL - 41
SP - 583
EP - 584
JO - Clinical nuclear medicine
JF - Clinical nuclear medicine
SN - 0363-9762
IS - 7
ER -