18F-FDG PET/CT Osteometabolic Activity in Metastatic Parathyroid Carcinoma

被引:6
作者
Bueno do Vale, Romulo Hermeto [1 ]
Queiroz, Marcelo Araujo [1 ]
Novaes Coutinho, Artur Martins [1 ]
Buchpiguel, Carlos Alberto [1 ]
de Menezes, Marcos Roberto [1 ]
机构
[1] Sao Paulo State Canc Inst, Div Nucl Med, 4 SS Doutor Arnaldo Ave,251, Sao Paulo, Brazil
关键词
parathyroid cancer; PET/CT; calcium; PTH; bone FDG uptake; OSTEOCLAST DIFFERENTIATION; METABOLISM; CANCER;
D O I
10.1097/RLU.0000000000001278
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
Parathyroid cancer is an uncommon type of malignancy, which is frequently associated with poor prognosis. Clinical manifestations are caused by elevated serum calcium and parathyroid hormone (PTH). Diagnostic imaging studies as neck ultrasonography, technetium Tc Tc-99m-sestamibi whole body scintigraphy, CT, and MR are already established tools for this malignancy. Nevertheless, the role of F-18-FDG PET/CT remains unknown in this scenario, with few published studies in literature. Hence, in this article, we aimed to report an illustrative case of increased skeletal FDG uptake associated with high calcium and PTH levels.
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