FDG PET/CT demonstration of pancreatic metastasis from prostate cancer

Clin Nucl Med. 2011 Oct;36(10):961-2. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e3182291d1a.

Abstract

We report the hybrid FDG PET/CT appearance of a biopsy-proven pancreatic metastasis from prostate cancer in a man with castrate-resistant metastatic disease. The common sites of metastases from prostate cancer are bone and locoregional lymph nodes. Pancreas is an atypical location of metastasis from prostate cancer. PET/CT in this case helped with the targeted pathologic confirmation to differentiate primary pancreatic tumor from an unusual metastasis from prostate cancer which in turn impacted the clinical management.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multimodal Imaging*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18