Rare Sites of Metastases in Prostate Cancer Detected on Ga-68 PSMA PET/CT Scan-A Case Series

Sugandha Dureja; Parul Thakral; Vineet Pant; Ishita Sen

doi:10.4103/0972-3919.198450

Rare Sites of Metastases in Prostate Cancer Detected on Ga-68 PSMA PET/CT Scan-A Case Series

Indian J Nucl Med. 2017 Jan-Mar;32(1):13-15. doi: 10.4103/0972-3919.198450.

Authors

Sugandha Dureja¹, Parul Thakral¹, Vineet Pant¹, Ishita Sen¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Nuclear Medicine, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon, India.

Abstract

Ga-68 labeled prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) whole body PET/CT scan is a novel upcoming modality for the evaluation of prostate cancer. We present three cases of prostate cancer showing rare sites of metastases like brain, penis, and liver detected on Ga-68 PSMA PET/CT scan thus emphasizing its role in lesion detection and staging.

Keywords: Ga-68; PSMA; metastases; prostate cancer.

Publication types

Case Reports