Open AccessVas deferens infiltration by prostate cancer on prostate-specific membrane antigen-targeted 18F-DCFPyL positron emission tomography/computed tomography: A unique visual pattern
Author(s) -
Yilong Yin,
Channing J. Paller,
Martin G. Pomper,
Kenneth J. Pienta,
Michael A. Gorin,
Steven P. Rowe
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1607-3312
pISSN - 1450-1147
DOI - 10.4103/wjnm.wjnm_50_18
Subject(s) - positron emission tomography , medicine , prostate cancer , glutamate carboxypeptidase ii , vas deferens , positron emission tomography computed tomography , tomography , prostate , radiology , nuclear medicine , pathology , cancer
New radiotracers for positron emission tomography imaging that target prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) have emerged as important clinical tools for imaging prostate cancer (PCa). PSMA-targeted radiotracers have demonstrated high sensitivity and high specificity for detecting sites of PCa and are demonstrably superior to conventional imaging modalities such as computed tomography and bone scan. Vas deferens invasion is a rarely encountered poor prognostic feature of PCa. In this case report, we describe a novel pattern of radiotracer uptake in a patient with PCa imaged with PSMA-targeted 18F-DCFPyL positron emission tomography/computed tomography that is consistent with diffuse vas deferens involvement.