Rectal Carcinoma on 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2016 Mar;41(3):e167-8. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001072.

Abstract

We report on a case of biopsy-proven and MRI-staged rectal carcinoma with avid prostate-specific membrane antigen (prostate-specific membrane antigen) uptake on Ga PET/CT as part of the workup for synchronous prostate cancer. This case adds to the growing number of observational reports on the presence of significant nonprostatic prostate-specific membrane antigen activity in malignant tumors and highlights the need for careful interpretation of unsuspected sites.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Carcinoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Edetic Acid / analogs & derivatives*
  • Gallium Isotopes
  • Gallium Radioisotopes
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Multimodal Imaging
  • Oligopeptides*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals*
  • Rectal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

  • Gallium Isotopes
  • Gallium Radioisotopes
  • Oligopeptides
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • gallium 68 PSMA-11
  • Edetic Acid