Incidental Detection of Meningioma by 18F-FMAU PET/CT in a Patient With Suspected Prostate Cancer

Clin Nucl Med. 2018 Jul;43(7):e245-e246. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002123.

Abstract

We report on an incidental detection of a meningioma on [F]-2'-fluoro-5-methyl-1-beta-D-arabinofuranosyluracil (F-FMAU) PET/CT scan that was performed during a prospective investigation of F-FMAU PET/CT for targeted biopsy of potential sites of tumor in men with suspected prostate cancer based on elevated prostate-specific antigen level. Neither prostate multiparamteric MRI nor F-FMAU PET/CT localized small volume Gleason 3 + 3 tumor deposits. However, an incidental focal high accumulation of F-FMAU was observed in high right parietal lobe that displayed characteristics of a meningioma on a subsequent brain MRI.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Arabinofuranosyluracil / analogs & derivatives*
  • Fluorine Radioisotopes*
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Meningioma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals*

Substances

  • Fluorine Radioisotopes
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Arabinofuranosyluracil
  • clevudine