Visualization of Posttraumatic Splenosis on Chemokine Receptor CXCR4-Targeted PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2017 Jun;42(6):e317-e318. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001590.

Abstract

The C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) is expressed by a variety of inflammatory and malignant cells. We report the case of a 54-year-old woman with recurrent urinary tract infection who underwent a Ga-pentixafor PET/CT for detection of occult infectious foci. As a secondary finding, multiple CXCR4 abdominal lesions could be seen, consistent with the diagnosis of long-known posttraumatic splenosis. It is important to be aware that CXCR4-directed imaging may identify splenic tissue based on the presence of inflammatory cells and that both benign and malignant cells may show CXCR4 expression to avoid misinterpretation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Coordination Complexes
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Peptides, Cyclic
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Receptors, CXCR4 / metabolism*
  • Recurrence
  • Splenosis / complications
  • Splenosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Splenosis / metabolism*
  • Urinary Tract Infections / complications

Substances

  • 68Ga-pentixafor
  • Coordination Complexes
  • Peptides, Cyclic
  • Receptors, CXCR4