Hibernoma Demonstrated on 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2019 Jun;44(6):491-493. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002562.

Abstract

A 60-year-old woman with recently diagnosed neuroendocrine tumors underwent staging Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT, which revealed focal uptake within the right sacral ala. Histopathology of the right sacral ala confirmed hibernoma. This case illustrates that hibernoma can be a cause of false-positive intraosseous accumulation of Ga-DOTATATE.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lipoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Middle Aged
  • Neuroendocrine Tumors / diagnostic imaging*
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals

Substances

  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • gallium Ga 68 dotatate