Skeletal Muscle Metastases in HCC Revealed by 18F-Choline PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2021 Dec 1;46(12):e592-e593. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003715.

Abstract

We present a case of a 68-year-old woman undergoing 18F-choline PET/CT due to a history of hepatocellular cancer treated with multimodal therapies and with a rapid increase in α-fetoprotein. 18F-Choline PET/CT showed multiple uptakes in the skeletal muscles compatible with the recurrence of disease. The interpretation of 18F-choline PET/CT in this cancer should be careful and discussed in a multidisciplinary team.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular* / diagnostic imaging
  • Choline / analogs & derivatives
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Male
  • Muscle, Skeletal / diagnostic imaging
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Prostatic Neoplasms*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • fluoromethylcholine
  • Choline