Increased C-11 choline uptake in pagetic bone in a patient with coexisting skeletal metastases from prostate cancer. (Articolo in rivista)

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  • Increased C-11 choline uptake in pagetic bone in a patient with coexisting skeletal metastases from prostate cancer. (Articolo in rivista) (literal)
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  • 2008-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 (literal)
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  • Giovacchini G. 1, Gajate A.M. 2, Messa C. 1,3,4, Fazio F. 1,2,4 (2008)
    Increased C-11 choline uptake in pagetic bone in a patient with coexisting skeletal metastases from prostate cancer.
    in Clinical nuclear medicine
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  • Giovacchini G. 1, Gajate A.M. 2, Messa C. 1,3,4, Fazio F. 1,2,4 (literal)
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  • Corresponding author: G. Giovacchini (giampiero.giovacchini@asl5.liguria.it) I.F.: 3.181 (literal)
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  • 1. Center of Molecular Bioimaging, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano 2. 2. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milano 3. Department of Nuclear Medicine, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza (MI) 4. CNR-IBFM, Milano (literal)
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  • Increased C-11 choline uptake in pagetic bone in a patient with coexisting skeletal metastases from prostate cancer. (literal)
Abstract
  • Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) with C-11 choline is currently used for restaging prostate cancer in patients with biochemical failure. Skeletal Paget disease can be associated with prostate cancer, and bone scintigraphy can differentiate the 2 conditions. We report the case of a 74-year-old patient with prostate cancer who displayed multiple areas skeletal uptake of C-11 choline on a restaging PET/CT, which was attributed to both metastatic and pagetic bone diseases. The pattern of C-11 choline uptake was different between the 2 conditions, probably in relation to the different mechanisms of disease. The possibility of C-11 choline uptake in pagetic bone should be kept in mind when interpreting PET/CT findings in patients with prostate cancer. (literal)
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