68Ga-PSMA PET/MR-Positive, Histopathology-Proven Prostate Cancer in a Patient With Negative Multiparametric Prostate MRI

Clin Nucl Med. 2018 Aug;43(8):e282-e284. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002143.

Abstract

Multiparametric MRI incorporating T2-weighted, diffusion-weighted, and dynamic contrast material-enhanced sequences is currently used for detection and localization of clinically important prostate cancer (PCa). The Ga-labeled PET tracer targeting the prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA, Ga-PSMA-11) is a promising diagnostic approach for staging and restating PCa. Recent studies suggest that Ga-PSMA could also be used for primary PCa detection and localization. We report a case of a Ga-PSMA PET/MR-positive lesion of the peripheral zone in a 73-year-old man with a negative preceding multiparametric MRI. Radical prostatectomy and subsequent histopathologic examination confirmed a Gleason 4 + 4 PCa.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Edetic Acid / analogs & derivatives
  • Gallium Isotopes
  • Gallium Radioisotopes
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Male
  • Multimodal Imaging*
  • Oligopeptides
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Radiopharmaceuticals

Substances

  • Gallium Isotopes
  • Gallium Radioisotopes
  • Oligopeptides
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • gallium 68 PSMA-11
  • Edetic Acid