Increased Petrous Bone Uptake on 18 F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT Due to Otospongiosis

Clin Nucl Med. 2023 May 1;48(5):414-416. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004611. Epub 2023 Mar 5.

Abstract

We report the case of a 74-year-old man who had undergone radical prostatectomy for prostatic cancer 6 months earlier. Elevated prostate-specific antigen during follow-up prompted 18 F-prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) ligand PET/CT ( 18 F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT) to search for new manifestations of prostate cancer, revealing an increased focal uptake (SUV max , 5.9) in the left cochlear/pericochlear temporal bone and equivocal PSMA-RADS-3a external iliac nodes. Comparison with cone-beam CT and MRI showed that the focal temporal bone uptake corresponded to the typical morphological features of active otospongiosis (otosclerosis) in the context of a previously known long-standing otospongiosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Gallium Radioisotopes
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Oligopeptides
  • Otosclerosis* / surgery
  • Petrous Bone / diagnostic imaging
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Prostatectomy
  • Prostatic Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Prostatic Neoplasms* / surgery

Substances

  • PSMA-1007
  • Oligopeptides
  • Gallium Radioisotopes