A Case of Glomus Tumor Mimicking Neuroendocrine Tumor on 68 Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT
10.1007/s13139-021-00717-3
- Author:
Koeun LEE
1
;
Bokyung AHN
;
Seung-Mo HONG
;
Ji Yong AHN
;
Chung Sik GONG
;
Jin-Sook RYU
Author Information
1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea
- Publication Type:CASE REPORT
- From:Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2021;55(6):315-319
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
68 Ga-DOTA-peptide PET/CT is a valuable tool for diagnosing neuroendocrine tumors (NET). Various tumors and normal human tissue express the somatostatin receptor (SSTR), warranting attention to positive findings on 68 Ga-DOTA-peptide PET/CT. However, overexpression of SSTR in glomus tumors has not yet been reported. Gastric glomus tumors show many similar features of NET and are often misdiagnosed. We present the case of a 61-year-old male with a glomus tumor who underwent distal gastrectomy under the pretense of an NET grade 1 because the nodule showed focal intense uptake on preoperative 68 Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT.
