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. 2024 Jan-Feb;39(1):66-68.
doi: 10.4103/ijnm.ijnm_110_23. Epub 2024 Mar 27.

18F-fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography and 68Ga-prostate-specific Membrane Antigen Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Imaging in the Evaluation of Rare Entity Adult Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma of Prostate

Abhay Indrasingh Gondhane  1 , Priyanka Verma  1   2 , Amal Paul  1
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18F-fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography and 68Ga-prostate-specific Membrane Antigen Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Imaging in the Evaluation of Rare Entity Adult Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma of Prostate

Abhay Indrasingh Gondhane et al. Indian J Nucl Med. 2024 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

A 21-year-old male with embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the prostate was referred for 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) and 68Ga-prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET/CT for initial disease staging. The PET scans revealed hypermetabolic and PSMA expressing lobulated mass involving both lobes of the prostate and weakly metabolic and PSMA expressing few bilateral pararectal and external iliac nodes, multiple bilateral lung nodules scattered over the lung parenchyma and multiple bone marrow lesions in both axial and appendicular skeleton. Magnetic resonance imaging prostate showed gross prostatomegaly with large lobulated T2 hyperintense heterogeneously enhancing mass lesion showing restricted diffusion, involving both lobes of the prostate with extraprostatic spread along anterior, posterior, and left lateral margins with evidence of lymph nodal and osseous metastases. The demonstration of increased uptake of 18F-FDG and 68Ga-PSMA in the primary as well as bilateral pararectal and external iliac nodes, multiple bilateral lung nodules, and multiple bone marrow lesions in both axial and appendicular skeleton indicates a potential role of 18F-FDG PET/CT and 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT in disease staging in this rare aggressive tumor of the prostate.

Keywords: 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography; 68Ga-prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography/computed tomography; embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma prostate; rhabdomyosarcoma.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Magnetic resonance imaging (a, b, c) shows gross prostatomegaly with large lobulated T2 hyperintense heterogeneously enhancing mass lesion showing restricted diffusion, involving both lobes of the prostate with extraprostatic spread along anterior, posterior, and left lateral margins
Figure 2
Figure 2
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) for disease staging of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the prostate (a: whole-body maximum intensity projection (MIP) and b-i axial PET/CT images) revealed hypermetabolic lobulated mass involving both lobes of prostate (SUVmax 5.44) and weakly metabolic few bilateral pararectal and external iliac nodes, multiple bilateral lung nodules scattered over the lung parenchyma and multiple bone marrow lesions in both axial and appendicular skeleton
Figure 3
Figure 3
68Ga-prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) for disease staging of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the prostate (a: whole-body maximum intensity projection (MIP) and b-i axial PET/CT images) revealed PSMA expressing lobulated mass involving both lobes of prostate, bilateral pararectal, and external iliac nodes, multiple bilateral lung nodules scattered over the lung parenchyma and multiple bone marrow lesions in both axial and appendicular skeleton
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