Doppalapudi Sairam, Mohite Ashish, Khan Rumaanah, Luthra Karuna
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Department of Pathology, Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Indian J Nucl Med. 2025 Jan-Feb;40(1):49-50. doi: 10.4103/ijnm.ijnm_143_24. Epub 2025 May 16.
A 77-year-old male presented with pyrexia of unknown origin. Chest computed tomography (CT) showed adrenal lesions, a suspicion of neoplasia was raised, and Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography (FDG PET-CT) was recommended. Since the patient had uncontrolled diabetes (Fasting Blood Sugar - 326 mg/dL), FDG-PET was not feasible. The patient, therefore, underwent Ga68-Fibroblast Activating Protein Inhibitor - 46 PET-CT (FAPI PET-CT). Scan showed high-grade Fibroblast Activating Protein (FAP) expression in bilateral enlarged adrenals. Findings appeared atypical for malignancy and the possibility of chronic inflammatory/infectious condition was raised. Biopsy proved adrenal histoplasmosis (AH). Although FDG avidity in AH is known and previously reported, this is best to our knowledge the first literature documentation of FAP expression in AH.
一名77岁男性因不明原因发热就诊。胸部计算机断层扫描(CT)显示肾上腺病变,怀疑为肿瘤,建议进行氟脱氧葡萄糖正电子发射断层扫描(FDG PET-CT)。由于患者患有未控制的糖尿病(空腹血糖 - 326 mg/dL),FDG-PET不可行。因此,该患者接受了Ga68-成纤维细胞激活蛋白抑制剂-46 PET-CT(FAPI PET-CT)检查。扫描显示双侧肾上腺中存在高级别成纤维细胞激活蛋白(FAP)表达。这些发现对于恶性肿瘤而言表现不典型,于是提出了慢性炎症/感染性疾病的可能性。活检证实为肾上腺组织胞浆菌病(AH)。尽管AH中FDG摄取情况已知且此前已有报道,但据我们所知,这是首次在文献中记录AH中FAP的表达情况。