Retroperitoneal Pelvic Solitary Fibrous Tumor With High Tracer Uptake in 68Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT: A Rare Differential Diagnosis of Paraganglioma

Clin Nucl Med. 2019 May;44(5):e370-e371. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002540.

Abstract

We report the case of a 27-year-old woman referred to our department for the characterization of a 7 × 6-cm left ischio-anal fossa mass by Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT. Several diagnoses were previously mentioned, in particular, myxoid sarcoma but also pelvic paraganglioma. Urinary methoxylated derivates and blood chromogranin A tests were negative. PET/CT showed a high Ga-DOTATOC uptake of the mass that was strongly consistent with paraganglioma diagnosis. Histopathological analysis surprisingly revealed a solitary fibrous tumor without aggressive criteria.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Octreotide / analogs & derivatives
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Paraganglioma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Solitary Fibrous Tumors / diagnostic imaging*

Substances

  • Ga(III)-DOTATOC
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Octreotide