| Literature DB >> 33800158 |
Matteo Bauckneht1,2, Silvia Morbelli1,2, Alberto Miceli2, Sara Elena Rebuzzi3,4, Giuseppe Fornarini3.
Abstract
Neuroendocrine differentiation (NED) of prostate cancer represents an acknowledged predictor of resistant and more aggressive disease. NED can be functionally exploited in vivo using PET/CT imaging with somatostatin analogs radiolabeled with 68Ga. Many previous reports have shown that 18F-FDG PET/CT should also be used in cases such as guiding management, as NED is systematically associated with increased glycolysis. We hereby discuss the case of a metastatic prostate cancer patient in which 68Ga-Dotatoc PET/CT revealed the occurrence of NED with low FDG-avidity.Entities:
Keywords: 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose; 68Ga-Dotatoc; metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer; neuroendocrine differentiation; positron emission tomography
Year: 2021 PMID: 33800158 PMCID: PMC7998830 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11030468
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Diagnostics (Basel) ISSN: 2075-4418