A Rare Case of Pituitary Carcinoma With Bone Metastases: Ga-68-DOTATATE PET/CT Findings

Filizoglu N., ÖZGÜVEN S.

CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE, cilt.47, sa.3, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Editöre Mektup
  • Cilt numarası: 47 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/rlu.0000000000004029
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: pituitary carcinoma, Ga-68-DOTATATE, PET/CT, metastasis
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Pituitary carcinomas are extremely rare and aggressive tumors that comprise only 0.2% of all pituitary tumors. Because of its rarity, pituitary carcinomas are difficult to diagnose. Conventional imaging methods are inadequate to detect metastatic lesions. Pituitary carcinomas are neuroendocrine tumors and express somatostatin receptors; therefore, Ga-68-DOTATATE PET/CT may be used in the staging of these rare tumors. Herein, we present an exceptional case of pituitary carcinoma with sclerotic skeletal metastases showing Ga-68-DOTATATE uptake.