Chronic Colitis Mimicking Malignancy on 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2022 Feb 1;47(2):159-160. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003793.

Abstract

A 40-year-old man presented with abdominal pain and diarrhea for 2 months. Abdominal CT showed thickening of the cecal wall, which was considered likely malignant. The patient was subsequently enrolled in a clinical trial of 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT study in tumors. Intense 68Ga-FAPI activity was noted in the thickened cecum, also suggestive of malignancy. However, pathological examination from biopsy rendered a diagnosis of chronic colitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Colitis*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neoplasms*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Quinolines*

Substances

  • 68Ga-FAPI
  • Quinolines