Abstract
In a patient with recently diagnosed intermediate-risk prostate cancer, Ga-prostate-specific-membrane-antigen (PSMA) PET/CT for primary staging discovered increased Ga-PSMA uptake in spondylodiscitis in the thoracic spine. The bacteria Escherichia coli was found both in blood cultures and bone biopsies from the thoracic lesion. This case presents spondylodiscitis as a potential benign pitfall to be aware of when interpreting PSMA PET/CT in prostate cancer patients.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Biological Transport
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Discitis / complications
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Discitis / diagnostic imaging
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Discitis / metabolism*
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Discitis / microbiology*
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Escherichia coli / physiology*
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Gallium Isotopes
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Gallium Radioisotopes
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Humans
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Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
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Male
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Membrane Glycoproteins / metabolism*
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Organometallic Compounds / metabolism*
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Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
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Prostatic Neoplasms / complications
Substances
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Gallium Isotopes
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Gallium Radioisotopes
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Membrane Glycoproteins
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Organometallic Compounds
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gallium 68 PSMA-11