Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma Found as an Incidental Photopenic Lesion on 18F-FP-CIT PET/CT Image.

Abstract

F-FP-CIT PET is a useful modality for imaging dopamine transporters. It has excellent resolution compared with I-beta-CIT SPECT and is widely used clinically for the evaluation of Parkinson disease. In general, the main focus of F-FP-CIT PET imaging is the basal ganglia, and it is important to observe whether F-FP-CIT uptake is normal in the putamen and caudate nuclei. However, abnormal findings may be seen in other brain regions besides the basal ganglia. Here, we present a case of anaplastic oligodendroglioma, a high-grade tumor, which was found as an incidental photopenic lesion on F-FP-CIT PET/CT.

• Authors: Young-Sil An, Joon-Kee Yoon, Su Jin Lee, Eugene Jeong, Il-Hyun Kim
• Journal: Clinical nuclear medicine (Clin Nucl Med) Vol. 44 Issue 3 Pg. e168-e169 (Mar 2019) ISSN: 1536-0229 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 30672761 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
• Tropanes
• 2-carbomethoxy-8-(3-fluoropropyl)-3-(4-iodophenyl)tropane

Topics

• Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins (metabolism)
• Humans
• Incidental Findings
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Neoplasm Grading
• Oligodendroglioma (diagnostic imaging, metabolism, pathology)
• Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
• Tropanes