[The Usefulness of 11C-Choline PET/CT for Detecting Metastasis and Treatment Monitoring of Renal Cell Carcinoma : Report of Two Cases]

Hinyokika Kiyo. 2018 Aug;64(8):339-343. doi: 10.14989/ActaUrolJap_64_8_339.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Although fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) has been widely used as a powerful tool in clinical oncologic imaging, its application in urological malignancies is limited. Recently, choline PET/CT has been successfully used for prostate cancer restaging. Here, we report the utility of choline PET/CT for the detection and monitoring of metastatic disease in two cases of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). A 53-year-old woman and a 45-year-old woman underwent FDG and choline PET/CT for evaluation of metastatic lesions in lymph nodes and bone following left and right RCC, respectively, and choline PET/CT demonstrated significantly higher uptake when compared with FDGPET/CT in both cases. Choline PET/CT accurately reflected the remission and progression of diseases in their clinical course, indicating that choline PET/CT could be a useful imaging modality in metastatic RCC.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Bone Neoplasms / secondary
  • Carbon Radioisotopes
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / diagnostic imaging*
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / secondary*
  • Choline / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Kidney Neoplasms / pathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography / methods*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals

Substances

  • Carbon Radioisotopes
  • Carbon-11
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Choline