Incidental Finding of Intrathyroid Metastases of Prostatic Cancer on 18F-Choline PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2019 Feb;44(2):e101-e103. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002374.

Abstract

An 85-year-old man with a 2-year history of prostate cancer, treated with radiotherapy and hormonal therapy, presented increased prostatic-specific antigen levels. F-choline PET/CT showed focal prostatic uptake consistent with known local recurrence, increased uptake of 2 hypodense thyroid nodules and of 2 left cervical lymph nodes, suspected as thyroid cancer. Neck ultrasound confirmed the high risk of malignancy, and a guided biopsy (of a thyroid nodule and cervical lymph node) revealed cellular infiltrates thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1) negative and prostatic-specific antigen positive, confirming intrathyroid and cervical lymph node metastases of prostate cancer. PET/CT changed the disease staging. Chemotherapy was initiated.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Choline / analogs & derivatives*
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings*
  • Male
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / secondary*

Substances

  • fluoromethylcholine
  • Choline