68Ga-Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen Uptake in Dissecting Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Clin Nucl Med. 2020 Jun;45(6):455-458. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002972.

Abstract

An 81-year-old man with prostate adenocarcinoma (Gleason 4 + 3 = 7) treated with brachytherapy and intermittent androgen deprivation therapy was referred for serial Ga-prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA-HBED-CC) PET/CT scans for rising prostate-specific antigen. Findings were suggestive of local prostatic recurrence and nodal metastases. An incidental PSMA-avid focus was noted in the anterior wall of an infrarenal aortic aneurysm, with a contrast-enhanced hyperdense region surrounded by a semilunar hypodense region anteriorly, consistent with enlarging dissecting thrombus. Increased PSMA avidity in atherosclerotic hypertensive lesions may relate to active plaque instability, indicating a need for further evaluation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / complications
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / metabolism*
  • Biological Transport
  • Gallium Isotopes
  • Gallium Radioisotopes
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Membrane Glycoproteins / metabolism*
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Organometallic Compounds / metabolism*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / complications
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / radiotherapy

Substances

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