(68)Ga DOTATATE uptake in vertebral hemangioma

Clin Nucl Med. 2014 May;39(5):462-3. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000282.

Abstract

Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy is an established modality for imaging well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors. It is known that inflammatory diseases (eg, tuberculosis) may also accumulate somatostatin receptor analogs. Here, we present the case of a 69-year-old patient with a neuroendocrine tumor of the rectum showing uptake of Ga DOTATATE in 2 vertebrae that was caused by vertebral hemangiomas. This could be clearly demonstrated on the CT scan. Although studies outlining the normal distribution of Ga DOTATATE exist, uptake in vertebral hemangiomas has not been described yet. As the case shows, vertebral hemangiomas should be kept in mind as a benign differential diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Hemangioma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Multimodal Imaging
  • Organometallic Compounds / pharmacokinetics*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Spinal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Organometallic Compounds
  • gallium Ga 68 dotatate