Incidental Detection of Colorectal Cancer Via 18F-Choline PET/CT in a Patient With Recurrent Prostate Cancer. (June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bagni, Oreste; Filippi, Luca; Schillaci, Orazio
• Is Part Of: Clinical nuclear medicine. Volume 40:Number 6(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-06
• Subjects: Nuclear medicine -- Periodicals; Radioisotope scanning -- Periodicals; Nuclear Medicine -- Periodicals; 616.07575
• DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000715
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0363-9762

Abstract

<abstract> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec> <title>Abstract</title> <p>A 74-year-old man with history of prostate cancer underwent ¹⁸F-choline PET/CT for restaging. Early acquisition of the pelvic region revealed intense uptake in prostate, with infiltration of the posterior wall of the bladder. Furthermore, focal uptake in the thickened anterior wall of the rectum was detected. Whole-body scan at 60 minutes confirmed early findings in pelvis, although the infiltration of the bladder was no more evident due to interference of radioactive urine. Biopsy demonstrated the presence of colorectal carcinoma. The dual-phase protocol resulted in significant clinical impact to clearly characterize focuses of abnormal ¹⁸F-choline uptake in the pelvic region.</p> </sec> </abstract>