Paraganglioma: Gallium-68 DOTOTATE PET CT Scanning, a Useful Addition to MIBG Scanning in Metastatic Disease

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Introduction: Nuclear imaging forms an important part of the assessment of chromaffin cell tumors. MIBG scintigraphy has been available for some time, while 68Ga-DOTATATE PET CT is increasingly utilized.

Aim(s): We report a case of metastatic paraganglioma where the information provided by 68Ga-DOTATATE PET CT significantly altered management.

Materials and methods: A 31-year-old male presented with right-sided abdominal pain, night sweats, and a mass in his supraclavicular area. CT imaging showed extensive para-aortic, neck, retroperitoneal and supra-clavicular lymphadenopathy. Biopsy of the supraclavicular node revealed malignant chromaffin cell tissue consistent with metastatic paraganglioma.

Conference: 8th Annual ENETSConcerence (2011)

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Authors: Joharatnam J, Carroll R, Ghaffar A, Al-Nahhas A, Meeran K,

Keywords: phaeochromocytoma, paraganglioma, nuclear imaging, MIBG, Gallium-68 DOTATATE,