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Cerebellar Metastases from Prostate Cancer Detected by PET/CT with <sup>18</sup>F-Choline
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VOLUME: 31 ISSUE: 3
P: 227-230
October 2022

Cerebellar Metastases from Prostate Cancer Detected by PET/CT with 18F-Choline

Mol Imaging Radionucl Ther 2022;31(3):227-230
DOI: 10.4274/mirt.galenos.2021.59672
Luca Filippi 1
Antonella Fontana 2
Francesco Guerrini 3
Angelo Pompucci 3
Oreste Bagni 1
1. Santa Maria Goretti Hospital, Nuclear Medicine Unit, Latina, Italy
2. Santa Maria Goretti Hospital, Radiotherapy Unit, Latina, Italy
3. Santa Maria Goretti Hospital, Neurosurgery Unit, Latina, Italy
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Received Date: 16.04.2021
Accepted Date: 29.06.2021
Publish Date: 19.10.2022
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ABSTRACT

A 76-year-old male, previously submitted enucleation renal-cell carcinoma (pT1) and prostatectomy for prostate cancer (Gleason score 3+5, pT3b pN0 pMx), was submitted to positron emission/computed tomography (PET/CT) with 18F-choline for restaging due to raised levels of prostate-specific antigen. PET/CT scan showed increased tracer incorporation corresponding to bone metastases in the left ischio-pubic ramus, also revealing 2 areas of increased tracer uptake in the cerebellum, subsequently confirmed by brain magnetic resonance imaging. The patient was urgently submitted to neurosurgery. Post-operative histology was positive for brain metastases from prostate cancer.

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