68Ga-DOTAGA-IAC PET/CT for Imaging Metastatic and Recurrent Adrenocortical Carcinoma: A Case Series

Clin Nucl Med. 2023 Feb 1;48(2):e95-e98. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004497.

Abstract

Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare malignancy with a prevalence of 1 to 2 cases/million/year. The diagnosis depends upon endocrine workup followed by imaging with CT, MRI, and 18F-FDG PET/CT. The treatment includes surgical resection, debulking surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. However, patients do not respond well to any of the available therapies. We present noninvasive imaging of histopathology-proven ACC patients using 68Ga-DOTAGA-IAC PET/CT, specific for integrin αvβ3. 68Ga-DOTAGA-IAC PET/CT 45 minutes after IV injection showed a decent tumor-to-background ratio and could be used as a promising radiotracer for metastatic and recurrent ACC.

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Adrenocortical Carcinoma* / diagnostic imaging
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography / methods
  • Positron-Emission Tomography

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18