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Nuklearmedizin 2021; 60(03): 252-253
DOI: 10.1055/a-1312-6148
Case Report

68Ga-PSMA Uptake in Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Pitfall in Prostate Cancer PET Imaging

68Ga-PSMA-Aufnahme bei Lungentuberkulose: Ein Fallstrick in der Prostatakrebs-PET-Bildgebung
Huijuan Liu
1   Department of Intensive Care Unit, Jiangan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yibin, Sichuan, PR China, Yibin, China
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Yuhong Liu
2   Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University/Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Luzhou, Sichuan, PR China, Luzhou, China
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Yue Chen
2   Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University/Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Luzhou, Sichuan, PR China, Luzhou, China
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Huipan Liu
2   Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University/Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Luzhou, Sichuan, PR China, Luzhou, China
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Introduction

68Ga-PSMA ligand PET/CT is a novel imaging modality for prostate cancer. Nevertheless, PSMA expression has been detected in various solid tumors including lung adenocarcinoma. It is not rare for prostate cancer to metastasize to the lung, and it is difficult to differentiate primary lung lesions from metastatic prostate cancer to the lung, especially when there is a focal PSMA uptake in the lung lesion [1]. Here we report a case of prostate cancer with intensive PSMA expression in pulmonary tuberculosis.



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Article published online:
10 December 2020

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