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Improving diagnosis of tumor-induced osteomalacia with Gallium-68 DOTATATE PET/CT.

AbstractCONTEXT:
Tumor-induced osteomalacia (TIO) is a rarely diagnosed disorder presenting with bone pain, fractures, muscle weakness, and moderate-to-severe hypophosphatemia resulting from fibroblast growth factor 23-mediated renal phosphate wasting. Tumors secreting fibroblast growth factor 23 are often small and difficult to find with conventional imaging.
OBJECTIVE:
We studied the utility of (68)Ga-DOTA-octreotate (DOTATATE) somatostatin receptor positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) imaging in the diagnosis of TIO.
DESIGN AND SETTING:
A multicenter case series was conducted at tertiary referral hospitals.
PATIENTS AND METHODS:
Six patients with TIO diagnosed between 2003 and 2012 in Australia were referred for DOTATATE PET imaging. We reviewed the clinical history, biochemistry, imaging characteristics, histopathology, and clinical outcome of each patient.
RESULTS:
Each case demonstrated delayed diagnosis despite severe symptoms. DOTATATE PET/CT imaging demonstrated high uptake and localized the tumor with confidence in each case. After surgical excision, there was resolution of clinical symptoms and serum phosphate, except in one patient who demonstrated residual disease on PET/CT. All tumors demonstrated high somatostatin receptor subtype 2 cell surface receptor expression using immunohistochemistry.
CONCLUSIONS:
In patients with TIO, DOTATATE PET/CT can successfully localize phosphaturic mesenchymal tumors and may be a practical first step in functional imaging for this disorder. Serum phosphate should be measured routinely in patients with unexplained muscle weakness, bone pain, or stress fractures to allow earlier diagnosis of TIO.
AuthorsRoderick J Clifton-Bligh, Michael S Hofman, Emma Duncan, Ie-Wen Sim, David Darnell, Adele Clarkson, Tricia Wong, John P Walsh, Anthony J Gill, Peter R Ebeling, Rodney J Hicks
JournalThe Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (J Clin Endocrinol Metab) Vol. 98 Issue 2 Pg. 687-94 (Feb 2013) ISSN: 1945-7197 [Electronic] United States
PMID23295468 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Ga(III)-DOTATOC
  • Gallium Radioisotopes
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Octreotide
Topics
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Female
  • Gallium Radioisotopes
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Connective Tissue (complications, diagnostic imaging)
  • Octreotide (analogs & derivatives)
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Osteomalacia (diagnostic imaging, etiology)
  • Radionuclide Imaging

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