Talc Pleurodesis With Intense 18F-Fdg Activity But No 68Ga-Dota-Tate Activity On Pet/Ct

Abstract

Talc pleurodesis (TP) is a technique, widely employed in the management of patients with persistent pleural effusions or pneumothoraces not amenable to other treatment options. It is well documented that talc deposits produce areas of highly increased F-FDG uptake, because of talc-induced inflammation. We present a case of a patient with history of TP who was evaluated with both F-FDG and Ga-DOTA-TATE. The hypermetabolic area seen on F-FDG-PET-CT in the region of talc placement showed no uptake by Ga-DOTA-TATE, suggesting the potential role of Ga-DOTA-TATE-PET-CT in elucidating F-FDG-postitive lesions in patients with history of both neuroendocrine malignancy and TP.

Publication Date

10-1-2015

Publication Title

Clinical nuclear medicine

Volume

40

Issue

10

Number of Pages

819-820

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1097/RLU.0000000000000807

Socpus ID

85014831084 (Scopus)

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https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85014831084

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