Incidental Finding of a Parotid Basal Cell Adenoma With High Tracer Uptake on 68Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2021 Jul 1;46(7):e381-e383. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003564.

Abstract

A 67-year-old man was referred to our department to undergo a 68Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT during the systematic follow-up of a small intestine neuroendocrine tumor. PET revealed an incidental focal increased uptake of 68Ga-DOTATOC matching with a left intraparotid lesion on the combined contrast-enhanced CT, suggestive of a benign salivary tumor. An MRI was performed to characterize this lesion, and finally, the patient underwent surgery. Histological analysis confirmed the presence of a basal cell adenoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Adenoma / metabolism*
  • Aged
  • Biological Transport
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Organometallic Compounds / metabolism*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Radioactive Tracers
  • Salivary Gland Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Salivary Gland Neoplasms / metabolism*

Substances

  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Radioactive Tracers
  • gallium Ga 68 dotatate