A case of positive 68 Ga-DOTATOC-PET/CT pancreatic heterotopia mimicking an intestinal neuroendocrine tumor
| Autor: | Dario Conte, Ilaria Fanetti, Alessandra Zilli, Sara Massironi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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PET-CT
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Intestinal Neuroendocrine Tumor 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 68ga dotatoc 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Positron emission tomography 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis medicine False positive paradox Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Pancreatic heterotopia Radiology Heterotopic pancreas business Pathological |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Imaging. 49:156-158 |
| ISSN: | 0899-7071 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.clinimag.2018.03.001 |
| Popis: | Gallium-68 DOTA-peptide positron emission tomography/computed tomography (68Ga-PET/CT) has emerged as a promising tool for the diagnosis and staging of gastro-entero-pancreatic neoplasms, thanks to its high sensitivity and specificity. Heterotopic pancreas, which is relatively rare, has never been reported as a possible cause of false positives of 68Ga-PET/CT. We report on the first case of a heterotopic pancreas showing pathological uptake at 68Ga-PET/CT, thus mimicking an intestinal neuroendocrine tumor. The present case suggests that heterotopic pancreas should be included among the possible causes of false positives at 68Ga PET. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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