Value of 68 Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT in Follow-up of Renal Cell Carcinoma With Multiple Atypical Metastatic Sites.

Filizoglu, Nuh; Ozguven, Salih; Ones, Tunc; Turoglu, Halil Turgut; Erdil, Tanju Yusuf · Clin Nucl Med · 2024

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

The development of late metastatic recurrence after nephrectomy is a well-known characteristic of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Correct diagnosis is often challenging due to the long time between primary tumor excision and the development of metastases. 68 Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT has the potential to be employed in the follow-up of RCC, because RCC expresses somatostatin receptors. However, limited cases have been reported demonstrating 68 Ga-DOTATATE uptake in the metastases of RCC. Herein, we describe a unique case of RCC with multiple atypical metastatic sites, emphasizing the usefulness of 68 Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT in the evaluation and follow-up of patients with RCC.

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