Intense 68 Ga-Pentixafor Activity in Idiopathic Retroperitoneal Fibrosis

Clin Nucl Med. 2022 Dec 1;47(12):e760-e761. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004375. Epub 2022 Aug 26.

Abstract

A 52-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with lower abdominal and low back pain, and abdomen CT at an outside hospital presented a retroperitoneal mass with left urinary tract obstruction and hydronephrosis. In 68 Ga-pentixafor PET/CT, the retroperitoneal mass showed intense radioactivity. Subsequently, the patient underwent biopsy of the retroperitoneal mass. The pathological examination showed only fibrous tissue without tumor cells. The patient was finally diagnosed with idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis. Our case demonstrated that idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis had intense uptake of 68 Ga-pentixafor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Coordination Complexes*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Peptides, Cyclic
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Retroperitoneal Fibrosis* / diagnostic imaging

Substances

  • 68Ga-pentixafor
  • Peptides, Cyclic
  • Coordination Complexes
  • Gallium-68