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Case Reports
. 2020 Nov;45(11):902-904.
doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003262.

Extensive Tumor Thrombosis of Portal Venous System Demonstrated on 68Ga-DOTATATE and 68Ga-NODAGA-LM3 PET/CT in a Patient With Well-Differentiated Neuroendocrine Tumor

Wenjia Zhu  1 , Yuejuan Cheng  2 , Ning Ding  3 , Li Huo  1
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Case Reports

Extensive Tumor Thrombosis of Portal Venous System Demonstrated on 68Ga-DOTATATE and 68Ga-NODAGA-LM3 PET/CT in a Patient With Well-Differentiated Neuroendocrine Tumor

Wenjia Zhu et al. Clin Nucl Med. 2020 Nov.

Abstract

We present a case with a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor and extensive tumor thrombosis in portal venous system. The tumor was first identified on contrast-enhanced CT and later confirmed using Ga-DOTATATE and Ga-NODAGA-LM3 PET/CT. Both tracers demonstrated similar pattern with higher tumor affinity and tumor-to-background ratio using Ga-NODAGA-LM3.

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