Open AccessIsolated aplasia of submandibular salivary gland and contralateral prominence of submandibular and sublingual salivary glands incidentally found on 68Ga-prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography—computed tomography
Author(s) -
Abbas Yousefi-Koma,
Reyhane Ahmadi,
Saba Karami Gorzi,
Yaser Shiravand,
Mohsen Qutbi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1607-3312
pISSN - 1450-1147
DOI - 10.4103/wjnm.wjnm_13_20
Subject(s) - medicine , submandibular gland , positron emission tomography , prostate cancer , prostate , aplasia , salivary gland , prostate specific antigen , prostate gland , pathology , computed tomography , nuclear medicine , radiology , cancer , anatomy
Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-targeted imaging is now an effective tool for the evaluation of prostate cancer patients. Although salivary glands take up 68Ga-PSMA avidly, pathologies of these glands may be readily noticeable. Herein, we present a case of prostate cancer referred for 68Ga-PSMA positron emission tomography—computed tomography in whom an isolated aplasia of the submandibular salivary gland was incidentally found.