Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma Found as an Incidental Photopenic Lesion on 18F-FP-CIT PET/CT Image

Clin Nucl Med. 2019 Mar;44(3):e168-e169. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002459.

Abstract

F-FP-CIT PET is a useful modality for imaging dopamine transporters. It has excellent resolution compared with I-beta-CIT SPECT and is widely used clinically for the evaluation of Parkinson disease. In general, the main focus of F-FP-CIT PET imaging is the basal ganglia, and it is important to observe whether F-FP-CIT uptake is normal in the putamen and caudate nuclei. However, abnormal findings may be seen in other brain regions besides the basal ganglia. Here, we present a case of anaplastic oligodendroglioma, a high-grade tumor, which was found as an incidental photopenic lesion on F-FP-CIT PET/CT.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Grading
  • Oligodendroglioma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Oligodendroglioma / metabolism
  • Oligodendroglioma / pathology
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Tropanes*

Substances

  • Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
  • Tropanes
  • 2-carbomethoxy-8-(3-fluoropropyl)-3-(4-iodophenyl)tropane