Jung Theresa, Neureiter Daniel, Schweighofer-Zwink Gregor, Rendl Gundula, Pirich Christian, Beheshti Mohsen
Division of Molecular Imaging and Theranostics, Department of Nuclear Medicine & Endocrinology, University Hospital, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Muellner Hauptstrasse 48, 5020, Salzburg, Austria.
Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Salzburg, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
EJNMMI Rep. 2025 Jan 6;9(1):2. doi: 10.1186/s41824-024-00235-3.
Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) using prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-radioligands is currently suggested by several clinical guidelines for the assessment of prostate cancer (PCa) in various clinical settings. However, PSMA will also be overexpressed in different cancers, which should be considered on the PSMA PET/CT reading in patients with concomitant neoplastic diseases. We report a case of 82-year-old male presented with prostate and history of oesophageal cancer and B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL). Both Ga-PSMA-11 and 2-(3-(1-carboxy-5-((6-(18f)fluoro-pyridine-3-carbonyl)-amino)-pentyl)-ureido)-pentanedioic acid (F-DCFPyL) PET/CT, which were performed for prostate cancer staging and re-staging in about 1 year interval, showed focal uptake in the primary prostate tumor as well as an intense focal lesion in L2, suggestive of bone metastasis. F-FDG PET/CT scans performed before and after PSMA PET/CT examinations showed no abnormal uptake related to oesophageal and/or B-CLL. This pattern could present an oligometastatic PCa disease, which might change the treatment plan of the patient to radiation of the bone metastasis. However, bone biopsy of the detected lesion on L2 revealed infiltrates of B-CLL. The role of Ga- and F-labeled PSMA PET/CT in prostate cancer is evolving and has been demonstrated to have high sensitivity, but may present limited specificity in patients with coexisting cancer(s), which should be considered in PSMA PET/CT reading.
目前,多项临床指南建议在各种临床情况下使用前列腺特异性膜抗原(PSMA)放射性配体的正电子发射断层扫描/计算机断层扫描(PET/CT)来评估前列腺癌(PCa)。然而,PSMA在不同癌症中也会过度表达,在伴有肿瘤性疾病的患者进行PSMA PET/CT解读时应予以考虑。我们报告一例82岁男性患者,有前列腺疾病史,同时患有食管癌和B细胞慢性淋巴细胞白血病(B-CLL)。分别在约1年的间隔时间内进行的用于前列腺癌分期和重新分期的镓-PSMA-11和2-(3-(1-羧基-5-((6-(18F)氟吡啶-3-羰基)-氨基)-戊基)-脲基)-戊二酸(F-DCFPyL)PET/CT显示,原发性前列腺肿瘤有局灶性摄取,L2有强烈的局灶性病变,提示骨转移。在PSMA PET/CT检查前后进行的F-FDG PET/CT扫描未显示与食管癌和/或B-CLL相关的异常摄取。这种情况可能提示寡转移PCa疾病,这可能会改变患者的治疗方案,改为对骨转移进行放射治疗。然而,对L2检测到的病变进行骨活检显示为B-CLL浸润。镓标记和氟标记的PSMA PET/CT在前列腺癌中的作用正在不断发展,已被证明具有高敏感性,但在合并其他癌症的患者中可能特异性有限,在PSMA PET/CT解读时应予以考虑。