Small Lymph Node Metastasis Detected by 68Ga-Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen But Not 18F-Fluciclovine PET/CT in Low-Prostate-Specific Antigen Biochemical Recurrence of Prostate Cancer

Clin Nucl Med. 2018 Apr;43(4):250-251. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002009.

Abstract

A 58-year-old man with Gleason 4+3 prostate cancer was initially treated by radical prostatectomy followed by salvage radiotherapy to the prostate bed for postoperative biochemical failure. One year later, F-fluorocholine PET/CT detected a pelvic lymph node recurrence, which was treated with radiation therapy and 6 months of androgen deprivation. PSA started to rise again 18 months later, but F-fluciclovine PET/CT failed to demonstrate the site of recurrence at a PSA of 0.63 ng/mL. However, Ga-PSMA PET/CT revealed a single positive 4-mm perirectal lymph node (PSA 0.80 ng/mL at time of scan), in retrospect anatomically apparent but negative on F-fluciclovine PET/CT.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carboxylic Acids*
  • Cyclobutanes*
  • Edetic Acid / analogs & derivatives*
  • Gallium Isotopes
  • Gallium Radioisotopes
  • Humans
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Oligopeptides*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen / metabolism*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / therapy
  • Recurrence
  • Salvage Therapy

Substances

  • Carboxylic Acids
  • Cyclobutanes
  • Gallium Isotopes
  • Gallium Radioisotopes
  • Oligopeptides
  • gallium 68 PSMA-11
  • fluciclovine F-18
  • Edetic Acid
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen