Pituitary Non-Functioning Adenoma Disclosed at 18F-Choline PET/CT to Investigate a Prostate Cancer Relapse

Clin Nucl Med. 2016 Oct;41(10):e460-1. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001328.

Abstract

We report the incidental finding of a pituitary macroadenoma on an F-choline PET/CT in a patient with recurrent prostate cancer. The pituitary gland was clearly enlarged and intensely FDG avid (SUVmax, 6.6). The diagnosis was confirmed by a subsequent contrast-enhanced MR evaluation, and the macroadenoma was classified as nonfunctioning on the basis of normality of the specific serum hormonal profile. A follow-up F-choline PET/CT scan performed after 6 months revealed stable dimension, and uptake of the pituitary macroadenoma patient deceased 1 month later. At autopsy, intracytoplasmic vesicles containing growth and prolactin hormones were observed at immunohistochemistry.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma / complications*
  • Adenoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Choline / analogs & derivatives*
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / complications*
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / complications*
  • Recurrence

Substances

  • fluoromethylcholine
  • Choline