Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Showed Intense Uptake of 68 Ga-FAPI

Clin Nucl Med. 2023 Oct 1;48(10):894-895. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004786. Epub 2023 Aug 3.

Abstract

A 23-year-old man was recently diagnosed with Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH). 68 Ga-FAPI PET/CT showed multiple lesions with intense FAPI uptake in the axial and appendicular skeleton with lytic or mixed bone destruction, consistent with osseous lesions of LCH. FAPI-avid foci around the right atrium and inferior vena cava, as well as micronodules and thin-walled cysts in the lungs, were also noted, possibly also involvement of LCH. This case suggested that 68 Ga-FAPI PET/CT may have the potential to be applied in evaluation of LCH.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone and Bones / pathology
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell* / diagnostic imaging
  • Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell* / pathology
  • Humans
  • Lung / pathology
  • Male
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18