68Ga-DOTANOC PET/CT in Medulloblastoma

Clin Nucl Med. 2018 May;43(5):e145-e146. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002021.

Abstract

Medulloblastoma, also known as cerebellar primitive neuroectodermal tumor, is the most common brain tumor in children and arises in the posterior cranial fossa. We present the case of a patient with desmoplastic type of medulloblastoma, which showed recurrence more than once. When Ga-DOTANOC PET-CT was done, the lesions showed somatostatin receptor expression, opening another potential therapeutic option for this patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Cerebellar Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Medulloblastoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals

Substances

  • 68Ga-DOTANOC
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Radiopharmaceuticals