False-Positive 18F-PSMA-1007 and True-Negative 18F-Fluorocholine PET/CT Splenic Hemangioma

Clin Nucl Med. 2020 Dec;45(12):960-961. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003310.

Abstract

A 62-year-old man with prostate cancer underwent both F-PSMA-1007 and F-fluorocholine PET/CT studies for biochemical recurrence. F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT outperformed F-fluorocholine PET/CT in detecting lymph node metastases in the pelvis and retroperitoneum, whereas the former showed a focus of increased uptake in the spleen not seen on F-fluorocholine. The F-PSMA-1007 -avid lesion corresponded to a splenic hemangioma, which was initially detected in an MRI scan 10 years ago, unchanged in size. This case shows different features of F-PSMA-1007 and F-fluorocholine uptake, in an incidentally detected splenic hemangioma, alerting PET/CT reports for possible pitfall.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Choline / analogs & derivatives*
  • False Positive Reactions
  • Hemangioma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Niacinamide / analogs & derivatives*
  • Oligopeptides*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Splenic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*

Substances

  • Oligopeptides
  • PSMA-1007
  • Niacinamide
  • fluorocholine
  • Choline