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68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT in Primary Pulmonary Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma

Authors :
Tinghua Meng
Yizhen Pang
Haojun Chen
Qihang Shang
Bing Hao
Source :
Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 47:187-189
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2021.

Abstract

Primary pulmonary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinomas (LELCs) are extremely rare tumors with better prognosis than other types of lung malignancies. In this case, we present 18F-FDG and 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT findings in a 52-year-old woman with pathologically confirmed pulmonary LELC. The pulmonary LELC presented mild 18F-FDG but avid 68Ga-DOTATATE uptake, indicating that the somatostatin receptor 2 may be highly expressed in LELCs. Therefore, 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT is a useful tool for tumor detection and initial staging in patients with LELCs.

Details

ISSN :
15360229 and 03639762
Volume :
47
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Clinical Nuclear Medicine
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....f6a8338614636e77da455ff95ada6eee
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1097/rlu.0000000000003857