Aggressive Bone Metastatic Prostate Cancer With Periosteal Reaction in 18F-Choline PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2021 Feb 1;46(2):e116-e117. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003384.

Abstract

Prostate cancer bone metastases usually appear as osteosclerotic lesions. However, atypical lesions have also been described. We report herein the case of a 65-year-old man treated since 2013 for prostate cancer with early bone metastases. This asymptomatic patient was referred for 18F-choline PET/CT due to a major elevation of prostate-specific antigen to >1500 ng/mL. The results indicated multiple bone lesions, disseminated on the axial skeleton, girdles, and upper extremities of femurs. Interestingly, we described the development of an intensely hypermetabolic spiculated periosteal reaction, evidencing a rapidly progressive disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Bone Neoplasms / physiopathology
  • Bone Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Choline / analogs & derivatives*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Osteogenesis*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology*

Substances

  • fluorocholine
  • Choline