11C-Choline-Avid but 18F-FDG-Nonavid Prostate Cancer with Lymph Node Metastases on Positron Emission Tomography

Kazuhiro Kitajima; Kazuhito Fukushima; Shingo Yamamoto; Toshiko Yamano; Haruyuki Takaki; Koichiro Yamakado; Yukako Nakanishi; Akihiro Kanematsu; Michio Nojima; Shozo Hirota

doi:10.1159/000452620

¹¹C-Choline-Avid but ¹⁸F-FDG-Nonavid Prostate Cancer with Lymph Node Metastases on Positron Emission Tomography

Case Rep Oncol. 2016 Nov 7;9(3):685-690. doi: 10.1159/000452620. eCollection 2016 Sep-Dec.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.
² Department of Urology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.
³ Department of Radiology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.

Abstract

Choline is a new positron emission tomography (PET) tracer useful for detection of prostate cancer and metastatic lesions. We report a 70-year-old man with prostate cancer and multiple abdominal, pelvic, and inguinal node metastases. PET scans demonstrated accumulation of ¹¹C-choline in the primary tumor and lymph node metastases but no accumulation of ¹⁸F-FDG. Choline PET/computed tomography may be useful for diagnosis of advanced prostate cancer with suspected metastatic lesions and treatment planning.

Keywords: Choline; FDG; Positron emission tomography; Prostate cancer.

Publication types

Case Reports