Avid 68Ga-PSMA Uptake in Periappendicular Abscess

Clin Nucl Med. 2020 Nov;45(11):929-930. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003290.

Abstract

Ga-prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET/CT for primary staging of high-risk prostate cancer revealed increased Ga-PSMA uptake in a known periappendicular abscess in a patient, who had undergone surgical drainage of the abscess 1 month earlier. The case presents another example of Ga-PSMA uptake in a benign infectious and inflammatory condition.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / complications
  • Abscess / diagnostic imaging
  • Abscess / metabolism*
  • Aged
  • Biological Transport
  • Gallium Isotopes
  • Gallium Radioisotopes
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Membrane Glycoproteins / metabolism*
  • Organometallic Compounds / metabolism*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / complications
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging

Substances

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