Ga-68 DOTATATE positron emission tomography/computer tomography in initial staging and therapy response evaluation in a rare case of primary neuroblastoma in neck.

Abstract

Gallium-68 (Ga-68) DOTA-peptide positron emission tomography/computer tomography (PET/CT) has higher sensitivity and improved spatial resolution for the detection of somatostatin receptor expressing tumors than conventional somatostatin receptor scintigraphy. We present the findings of Ga-68 DOTATATE PET/CT in a rare case of primary neuroblastoma of the neck in a 12-year-old female child and its role in the evaluation of the treatment response.

• Authors: Kanhaiyalal Agrawal, Ritesh Kumar, Jaya Shukla, Anish Bhattacharya, Bhagwant Rai Mittal
• Journal: Indian journal of nuclear medicine : IJNM : the official journal of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, India (Indian J Nucl Med) Vol. 29 Issue 3 Pg. 175-6 (Jul 2014) ISSN: 0972-3919 [Print] India
• PMID: 25210287 (Publication Type: Case Reports)