Incidental Serous Cystadenoma Presenting as a Photopenic Pancreatic Defect on 18F-Fluciclovine PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2021 Dec 1;46(12):e600-e602. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003670.

Abstract

18F-fluciclovine (Axumin) PET/CT has been widely used for the evaluation of biochemically recurrent prostate cancer following prior treatment. While lymph node and visceral organ metastases typically show increased radiotracer uptake, altered patterns of normal physiologic activity may also provide insight into other disease processes. We present a case of an incidental pancreatic head mass presenting as a photopenic defect on a staging 18F-fluciclovine PET/CT, which was subsequently confirmed to be a benign serous cystadenoma using multisequence MRI.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carboxylic Acids
  • Cyclobutanes*
  • Cystadenoma, Serous*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Prostatic Neoplasms*

Substances

  • Carboxylic Acids
  • Cyclobutanes
  • fluciclovine F-18