18 F-FAPI for Imaging Metastatic Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Neoplasm

Clin Nucl Med. 2024 Jun 1;49(6):e295-e297. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000005090. Epub 2024 Feb 7.

Abstract

We compared 18 F-FAPI and 18 F-FDG PET/CT findings of metastatic perivacular epitheliod cell tumor in a 23-year-old woman. Apart from showing strong uptake of a left upper lung mass that showed moderate uptake on 18 F-FDG, 18 F-FAPI PET/CT additionally presented hypermetabolism in diffuse multifocal lesion throughout the body. This case suggests that 18 F-FAPI PET/CT might play a more beneficial role than 18 F-FDG PET/CT in identifying and assessing the extent of perivascular epithelioid cell tumors.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Neoplasm Metastasis*
  • Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18