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68Ga-Dotatate Uptake in an Intraosseous Hemangioma, As a Potential Cause of False-Positive Pet/Ct Finding, Simulating Tumoral Involvement Publisher Pubmed



Saidi B1
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Source: Clinical nuclear medicine Published:2022


Abstract

ABSTRACT: We present the case of a 32-year-old man with a history of hypophosphatemia and multiple bone fractures, being evaluated at our center for a potential mesenchymal tumor. 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT revealed a highly 68Ga-DOTATATE-avid lesion in the ethmoidal sinus extending to the nasal cavity. Following resection, histologic examination of the specimen confirmed the diagnosis of intraosseous hemangioma, a potential cause of false-positive finding of 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT imaging in patients being evaluated for occult malignancies, especially at the traumatic/fractured sites. Copyright © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.