Multiparametric 18F-FDG and 68GA-DOTATOC PET Imaging in Bone Metastatic Meningioma Before Radionuclide Therapy: Assessment of Tumor Heterogeneity

Clin Nucl Med. 2022 Mar 1;47(3):e321-e322. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004053.

Abstract

This report presents the case of a 61-year-old woman with assessment of fronto-temporo-sphenoidal refractory meningioma before radionuclide therapy with pretherapeutic 68Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT. Given the discovery of osteolytic lesions, 18F-FDG PET/CT is planned to search for the primitive origin. Meningioma bone metastasis is confirmed with spine biopsies. The presence of dedifferentiated meningioma lesions indicating that high somatostatin receptor expression does not necessarily coincide with areas of increased glucose metabolism. 18F-FDG and 68Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT allows optimal characterization of tumor heterogeneity and guide targeted therapeutic management before PPRT.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Meningeal Neoplasms*
  • Meningioma* / diagnostic imaging
  • Meningioma* / radiotherapy
  • Middle Aged
  • Octreotide / analogs & derivatives
  • Octreotide / therapeutic use
  • Organometallic Compounds* / therapeutic use
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Radioisotopes

Substances

  • Ga(III)-DOTATOC
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Radioisotopes
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Octreotide