ABSTRACT
68Ga-DOTA NOC PET-CT imaging has been shown to have high accuracy for the evaluation of neuroendocrine tumours. We present the case of a 59-year-old male with well differentiated gastric neuroendocrine tumour (grade II) treated with surgery. 68Ga-DOTA NOC PET/CT was performed to rule out metastasis. 68Ga-DOTA NOC showed physiological uptake in the bilateral adrenal and horseshoe kidney appearing as the famous character Super Mario. There is no evidence of any abnormal somatostatin avid lesion.
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Neuroendocrine Tumors , Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography , Receptors, Somatostatin , Stomach Neoplasms , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography/methods , Neuroendocrine Tumors/diagnostic imaging , Neuroendocrine Tumors/pathology , Receptors, Somatostatin/metabolism , Stomach Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Stomach Neoplasms/pathology , Radiopharmaceuticals , Organometallic Compounds , Adrenal Glands/diagnostic imaging , Adrenal Glands/pathologyABSTRACT
Krukenberg tumours are a rare form of metastatic tumours of the ovary. They primary site is usually the gastro-intestinal system with the most common being gastric cancer. We present the case of a 35-year-old female coming in with a large pelvi-abdominal mass for investigation. This pelvic mass showed mild to moderate metabolic activity. 18F-FDG PET-CT was able to identify the primary gastric carcinoma. Subsequent histopathology confirmed this to be gastric adenocarcinoma with metastases to the ovary.
