An Incidental Uptake of 18F-Choline in Paraganglioma. (February 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Castello, Angelo; Zuccotti, Giulia; Bonatto, Elena; Florimonte, Luigia; Castellani, Massimo
• Is Part Of: Clinical nuclear medicine. Volume 47:Number 2(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-02
• Subjects: paraganglioma -- 18F-choline PET/CT -- carotid glomus; Nuclear medicine -- Periodicals; Radioisotope scanning -- Periodicals; Nuclear Medicine -- Periodicals; 616.07575
• DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003885
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0363-9762

Abstract

Abstract : Abstract: We present a case of carotid glomus paraganglioma incidentally detected using 18 F-choline PET/CT in a 63-year-old man with prostate cancer. 18 F-choline PET/CT scan demonstrated a small area of 18 F-choline uptake (SUVmax, 2.3) in the right parapharyngeal space of the neck, later diagnosed as paraganglioma with low proliferation index. 18 F-choline PET/CT may represent a valid alternative for studying paraganglioma when either 18 F-DOPA or 68 Ga-SSA are not available.