The Complementary Role of 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT in Neuroblastoma
Tuğçe Telli, Eser Lay Ergün, Bilge Volkan Salancı, Pınar Özgen Kıratlı
Abstract
A girl diagnosed with neuroblastoma at 33 months underwent I-MIBG scan after surgery and chemoradiotherapy. Although MIBG scan showed complete response, the bone marrow biopsy showed refractory disease. Therefore, she underwent Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT, which revealed bone marrow involvement and Ga-DOTATATE-avid brain metastasis. Rare physiological pineal gland uptake was also depicted. Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT showed active progressive disease earlier, before it was detectable with MIBG scan. For patients with MIBG-negative relapsed/refractory disease, Ga-DOTATATE may have an important role in restaging, detecting unsuspected metastasis, therapy planning.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineNeuroblastomaRefractory (planetary science)Bone marrowBiopsyMetastasisRadiologyChemoradiotherapyBone metastasisNuclear medicinePathologyRadiation therapyInternal medicineCancerBiologyCell cultureGeneticsPhysicsAstrobiologyNeuroblastoma Research and TreatmentsNeuroendocrine Tumor Research AdvancesLung Cancer Research Studies