Dynamic FDG PET/CT on bladder paraganglioma: A case report

Makoto Taninokuchi Tomassoni; Arrigo Cattabriga; Caterina Gaudiano; Federica Ciccarese; Beniamino Corcioni; Lorenzo Bianchi; Riccardo Schiavina; Eugenio Brunocilla; Rita Golfieri

doi:10.3389/fmed.2022.1002663

Dynamic FDG PET/CT on bladder paraganglioma: A case report

Front Med (Lausanne). 2022 Oct 10:9:1002663. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.1002663. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
² Division of Urology, IRCCS, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
³ University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

Abstract

Paraganglioma (PGL) is characterized by equivocal clinical manifestations and arriving to a suspicion might be challenging. Nevertheless, diagnostic imaging and nuclear medicine are a fundamental part of the diagnosis and management of this particular neuroendocrine tumor (NET). We herein report a rare case of bladder paraganglioma with unusual onset and typical PET/CT characteristics that led to its recognition.

Keywords: FDG PET/CT; bladder cancer; bladder paraganglioma; nuclear medicine; radiology.

Publication types

Case Reports