Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Tumor Incidentally Detected by 18F-CH PET/CT
Giorgio TregliaInstitute of Nuclear Medicine, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy. [email protected]Filippo LococoGianluigi PetroneInstitute of Pathology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, ItalyFrediano InzaniInstitute of Pathology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, ItalyGermano PerottiInstitute of Nuclear Medicine and †Department of Thoracic SurgeryVenanzio PorziellaPierluigi GranoneGuido RindiInstitute of Pathology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, ItalyAlessandro GiordanoInstitute of Nuclear Medicine and †Department of Thoracic SurgeryVittoria RufiniInstitute of Nuclear Medicine and †Department of Thoracic Surgery
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We report the case of a pulmonary neuroendocrine tumor (NET) incidentally detected by F-CH PET/CT performed during restaging in a 68-year-old patient affected by prostate cancer. To clarify the nature of the pulmonary lesion, the patient underwent a CT-guided biopsy which revealed the presence of a pulmonary NET. A subsequent Ga-DOTANOC PET/CT demonstrated the somatostatin receptor expression in the pulmonary lesion. The patient underwent a right lung lobectomy; at pathology, a well-differentiated NET was confirmed. Our case highlights that pulmonary NETs should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary lesions showing uptake of radiolabeled choline.
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