Can PSMA-Targeting PET/CT Be a Valuable Instrument to Assess the Presence of Brain Metastases in Lung Cancer Patients?: A Case Report

Clin Nucl Med. 2023 Jun 1;48(6):e304-e306. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004675. Epub 2023 Apr 24.

Abstract

A 78-year-old man with synchronous diagnosis of prostate cancer and lung adenocarcinoma was referred to our institute for prostate cancer staging with [ 18 F]F-prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) 1007 PET/CT. In addition to the previously known lesion of the right lung, PSMA-targeted PET/CT highlighted 2 areas of abnormal uptake in the brain, in the left frontal and temporal lobes. A subsequent MRI confirmed the lesions observed on PET/CT. Because PSMA-targeting radiopharmaceuticals do not accumulate in healthy brain parenchyma, and recent literature reported promising performances of PSMA-targeted PET/CT in gliomas and metastases from tumors other than prostate cancer, this employment of PSMA radioligands needs to be further explored.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Brain Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Gallium Radioisotopes
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Male
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Prostatic Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Radiopharmaceuticals

Substances

  • Gallium Radioisotopes
  • Radiopharmaceuticals