학술논문
False-Positive 68Ga-DOTATATE Uptake in a Uterine Subserosal Fibroid Mimicking Mesenteric Neuroendocrine Tumor: A Case Study
Document Type
Academic Journal
Source
Clinical Nuclear Medicine. Sep 01, 2023 48(9):e452-e454
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0363-9762
Abstract
ABSTRACT: Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT is a highly sensitive and specific imaging modality in detecting neuroendocrine tumors. False-positive DOTATATE uptake poses diagnostic challenges. False-positive uptake in a uterine fibroid is the third most common location. We report the case of a 45-year-old woman with clinical concern for possible neuroendocrine tumor showing moderate focal DOTATATE uptake, which was initially thought of to be localized to mesentery on PET/CT images but was subsequently localized to a subserosal uterine fibroid following MRI. Patient underwent hysterectomy, further confirming that the uterine myometrial uptake is within the subserosal fibroid.