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Late <sup>68</sup>Ga PSMA-positive Pancreatic Metastasis From Renal Cell Carcinoma in a Patient with Metastatic Prostate Cancer: A Mission Impossible
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VOLUME: 33 ISSUE: 2
P: 112-114
June 2024

Late 68Ga PSMA-positive Pancreatic Metastasis From Renal Cell Carcinoma in a Patient with Metastatic Prostate Cancer: A Mission Impossible

Mol Imaging Radionucl Ther 2024;33(2):112-114
DOI: 10.4274/mirt.galenos.2023.90582
Gabriela Mateva 1
Nikolina Novoselska 1
Assen Dudov 2
Marina Garcheva-Tsacheva 1
Pavel Bochev 1
1. Acibadem City Clinic UMBAL Mladost Hospital Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sofia, Bulgaria
2. Acibadem City Clinic UMBAL Mladost Hospital Department of Medical Oncology, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Received Date: 28.08.2023
Accepted Date: 07.12.2023
Online Date: 28.06.2024
Publish Date: 28.06.2024
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ABSTRACT

We present the case of a patient with newly diagnosed high-risk prostate cancer. The patient underwent nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in 2009. The prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) scan revealed a primary tumor with seminal vessel involvement, PSMA-positive regional lymph nodes, several nodular lung lesions with mild PSMA uptake, PSMA-positive mediastinal lymph nodes, and a PSMA-positive mass in the pancreatic head. Ultrasound-guided biopsy was performed for the pancreatic lesions revealing metastasis from a RCC. Simultaneous treatment for prostate cancer and metastatic RCC was initiated. To separate metastatic sites for both primaries, we attempted to use fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography, which was moderately positive for the pancreatic mass but not for the other locations. RCC is a 68Ga PSMA-positive tumor; the synchronous combination of RCC with prostate cancer can be confusing and requires more complex clinical interpretation.

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