68Ga-DOTANOC PET/CT in Adrenal Schwannoma. (January 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Aggarwal, Piyush; Singh, Harmandeep; Kumar, Rajender; Nada, Ritambhra; Bora, Girdhar S.; Walia, Rama
• Is Part Of: Clinical nuclear medicine. Volume 48:Number 1(2023)
• Page Start: e22
• Page End: e23
• Publication Date: 2023-01
• Subjects: adrenal incidentaloma -- 68Ga-DOTANOC -- pheochromocytoma -- Schwann cells; Nuclear medicine -- Periodicals; Radioisotope scanning -- Periodicals; Nuclear Medicine -- Periodicals; 616.07575
• DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004444
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0363-9762

Abstract

Abstract: Adrenal schwannoma is a rare adrenal incidentaloma. It is a benign tumor arising from the Schwann cells. Differentiating benign from malignant adrenal lesions requires a combination of clinical, biochemical, imaging, and histopathological findings. 68 Ga-DOTANOC PET/CT is one of the sensitive imaging modalities to detect adrenal lesions such as pheochromocytoma. Multiple benign and malignant lesions show somatostatin receptor expression causing a high probability of false-positive findings on somatostatin receptor imaging. We present a case of adrenal incidentaloma positive on 68 Ga-DOTANOC PET, which revealed a benign adrenal spindle cell tumor on histopathology.