Published April 2021 | Version v1
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Paraneoplastic hyperfibrinolysis: detection of occult prostate cancer with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography

Creators

  • 1. Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET-CT, Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Kolkata (India)

Description

Hyperfibrinolysis caused by abnormal over-activation of the fibrinolytic system can be associated with occult cancer. We present an interesting case of a 48-year-old man with paraneoplastic hyperfibrinolysis, where 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) was able to detect occult prostate-specific antigen-negative metastatic prostate cancer as the underlying etiology. This shows that while 18F-FDG PET-CT has overall poor sensitivity for prostate cancer, it can be useful in certain clinical situations. (author)

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.4103/ijnm.IJNM_195_20;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Journal Volume
36
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 203-204
ISSN
0972-3919

INIS

Country of Publication
India
Country of Input or Organization
India
INIS RN
52095347
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
ANTIGENS; CARCINOMAS; CLINICAL TRIALS; FIBRINOLYSIS; FLUORINE 18; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE; METASTASES; POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PROSTATE
Descriptors DEC
ANTIMETABOLITES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DECOMPOSITION; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; DRUGS; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FLUORINE ISOTOPES; GLANDS; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MALE GENITALS; NANOSECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NEOPLASMS; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; ORGANS; PROTEOLYSIS; RADIOISOTOPES; TESTING; TOMOGRAPHY