A 71-year-old woman with a history of surgically treated bronchial atypical carcinoid underwent 68Ga DOTATATE PET/CT for restaging. Somatostatin receptor PET/CT revealed a focal area of mild radiopharmaceutical uptake corresponding to a thickening of the right choroid. No other areas of abnormal tracer uptake were detected in the rest of the body. Based on these PET/CT findings, the patient underwent examination of fundus oculi, MRI, and fluoroangiography, which confirmed the presence of a choroidal lesion interpreted as solitary choroidal metastasis of neuroendocrine tumor. Subsequently, the patient was referred for brachytherapy with radical intent.
Rapicetta, C., Falco, F., Roncali, M., Treglia, G., Carbonelli, C., Paci, M., Marchi, S., Lococo, F., Solitary choroidal metastasis from atypical carcinoid of the lung detected by 68Ga DOTATATE PET/CT, <<CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE>>, 2015; 40 (6): 319-320. [doi:10.1097/RLU.0000000000000660] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/152080]
Solitary choroidal metastasis from atypical carcinoid of the lung detected by 68Ga DOTATATE PET/CT
Lococo, Filippo
2015
Abstract
A 71-year-old woman with a history of surgically treated bronchial atypical carcinoid underwent 68Ga DOTATATE PET/CT for restaging. Somatostatin receptor PET/CT revealed a focal area of mild radiopharmaceutical uptake corresponding to a thickening of the right choroid. No other areas of abnormal tracer uptake were detected in the rest of the body. Based on these PET/CT findings, the patient underwent examination of fundus oculi, MRI, and fluoroangiography, which confirmed the presence of a choroidal lesion interpreted as solitary choroidal metastasis of neuroendocrine tumor. Subsequently, the patient was referred for brachytherapy with radical intent.
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