68Ga-FAPI Outperforms 18F-FDG PET/CT in Identifying Bone Metastasis and Peritoneal Carcinomatosis in a Patient With Metastatic Breast Cancer

Clin Nucl Med. 2020 Nov;45(11):913-915. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003263.

Abstract

A 60-year-old woman, previously treated for breast cancer, was referred to gastroenterologists due to persistent abdominal distension. F-FDG PET/CT revealed multiple abnormal foci at the skeleton including the bilateral ilium, peritoneum, and omentum. Ga-FAPI PET/CT was performed for further detecting the primary lesion, which showed a greater number of bone metastases and higher uptake in peritoneal carcinomatoses than F-FDG. Biopsy at the left ilium and omentum indicated metastases from breast cancer. This case highlighted that Ga-FAPI may outperforms F-FDG PET/CT in identifying bone metastasis and peritoneal carcinomatosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Bone Neoplasms / secondary
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / secondary
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography / methods*
  • Quinolines*

Substances

  • 68Ga-FAPI
  • Quinolines
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18