68Ga-Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen Uptake in Cerebral Tuberculosis

Clin Nucl Med. 2020 Mar;45(3):238-240. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002910.

Abstract

A 71-year-old man with a history of high-risk prostate adenocarcinoma (Gleason score 4 + 5 = 9) treated with brachytherapy in 2016 was referred for a Ga-prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-HBED-CC PET/CT scan for suspected cancer recurrence on a background of slowly rising serum prostate-specific antigen (0.95 ng/mL; reference, <0.2 ng/mL). This revealed PSMA-avid dura-based hyperdense lesions in the brain, suggestive of cerebral metastases. Biopsy demonstrated the presence of acid-fast bacilli, and with further clinical and microbiological testing, a diagnosis of PSMA-avid cerebral tuberculous mycobacterium infection was made.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Adenocarcinoma / radiotherapy
  • Aged
  • Biological Transport
  • Brachytherapy
  • Gallium Isotopes
  • Gallium Radioisotopes
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Membrane Glycoproteins / metabolism*
  • Organometallic Compounds / metabolism*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Recurrence
  • Tuberculosis / diagnostic imaging*

Substances

  • Gallium Isotopes
  • Gallium Radioisotopes
  • Membrane Glycoproteins
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • gallium 68 PSMA-11