Loyal Poonamjeet, Gitau Samuel, Makhdomi Khalid
Department of Radiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
PET/CT Imaging, Department of Radiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
World J Nucl Med. 2024 Jun 26;23(3):199-201. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1768447. eCollection 2024 Sep.
Prostate cancer metastases to the thyroid cartilage is an extremely rare phenomenon. We report three cases of advanced prostate carcinoma with metastases to the thyroid cartilage identified on 18F prostate-specific membrane antigen-1007 (PSMA-1007) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT). The pathophysiology and possibility for under-reporting are also discussed. Prostate cancer metastases to the larynx should be considered in the differential diagnosis of thyroid cartilage lesions in patients with advanced prostate cancer and is associated with poor prognosis.
前列腺癌转移至甲状软骨是一种极其罕见的现象。我们报告了3例晚期前列腺癌患者,这些患者在18F前列腺特异性膜抗原-1007(PSMA-1007)正电子发射断层扫描(PET)/计算机断层扫描(CT)中被发现有甲状软骨转移。本文还讨论了其病理生理学以及报告不足的可能性。在晚期前列腺癌患者甲状软骨病变的鉴别诊断中应考虑前列腺癌转移至喉,且其与预后不良相关。