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CC BY 4.0 · World J Nucl Med 2024; 23(03): 199-201
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1768447
Case Series

Thyroid Cartilage Metastases from Prostate Cancer on 18F PSMA PET CT: A Case Series

Autoren

  • Poonamjeet Loyal

    1   Department of Radiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
  • Samuel Gitau

    2   PET/CT Imaging, Department of Radiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
  • Khalid Makhdomi

    3   Section of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya

Abstract

Prostate cancer metastases to the thyroid cartilage is an extremely rare phenomenon. We report three cases of advanced prostate carcinoma with metastases to the thyroid cartilage identified on 18F prostate-specific membrane antigen-1007 (PSMA-1007) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT). The pathophysiology and possibility for under-reporting are also discussed. Prostate cancer metastases to the larynx should be considered in the differential diagnosis of thyroid cartilage lesions in patients with advanced prostate cancer and is associated with poor prognosis.

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26. Juni 2024

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