Abstract
68Ga-prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-11 positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) is currently routinely used for the evaluation of prostate cancer. However, due to its whole-body imaging capability, it can incidentally identify pathologies beyond prostate cancer. Herein, we describe a case of a 67-year-old man who was recently diagnosed with prostate carcinoma (PCa). The patient had a high PSMA-avid thyroid carcinoma detected incidentally during the initial staging of PCa with 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET-CT.
Keywords:
Thyroid carcinoma, incidental, prostate-specific membrane antigen, neovasculature
Ethics
Informed Consent: Informed consent was taken.
Authorship Contributions
Surgical and Medical Practices: P.S., S.M., A.K.A., G.K.P., K.A., Concept: P.S., S.M., A.K.A., Design: P.S., K.A., Data Collection or Processing: P.S., S.M., A.K.A., Analysis or Interpretation: P.S., S.M., A.K.A., K.A., Literature Search: P.S., S.M., Writing: P.S., S.M., A.K.A., G.K.P., K.A.
Conflict of Interest: No conflicts of interest were declared by the authors.
Financial Disclosure: The authors declare that this study has received no financial support.
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