A rare case of synchronous bilateral pulmonary neuroendocrine tumor detected by 68Ga-DOTANOC PET/CT

Silvia Taralli; Giorgio Treglia; Germano Perotti; Paolo Graziano; Giuseppe Cardillo; Paola Castaldi; Maria Lucia Calcagni; Vittoria Rufini; Alessandro Giordano

doi:10.1097/RLU.0b013e3182444252

A rare case of synchronous bilateral pulmonary neuroendocrine tumor detected by 68Ga-DOTANOC PET/CT

Silvia Taralli
, Giorgio Treglia
, Germano Perotti
, Paolo Graziano
, Giuseppe Cardillo
, Paola Castaldi
, Maria Lucia Calcagni
, Vittoria Rufini
, Alessandro Giordano

San Camillo Hospital

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A 64-year-old man was referred to our center for metabolic characterization of 2 bilateral pulmonary lesions, incidentally detected at computed tomography (CT). 18F-FDG PET/CT scan showed a weak radiopharmaceutical uptake in both pulmonary lesions. A subsequent 68Ga-DOTANOC PET/CT showed intense radiopharmaceutical uptake in both pulmonary lesions. Subsequently, the patient underwent histopathological examinations of both lesions, which showed a synchronous well-differentiated pulmonary neuroendocrine carcinoma (typical carcinoid tumor). This case reports a rare occurrence of synchronous pulmonary carcinoid, highlighting the role of different PET tracers for metabolic characterization of pulmonary nodules

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e91-e91-4
Journal	Clinical Nuclear Medicine
Volume	37
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/RLU.0b013e3182444252
Publication status	Published - 2012

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A rare case of synchronous bilateral pulmonary neuroendocrine tumor detected by 68Ga-DOTANOC PET/CT

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