Late Subacute Cerebral Hematoma Mimicking a Metastasis on PSMA PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2024 Feb 1;49(2):e70-e72. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000005011. Epub 2023 Dec 16.

Abstract

A 64-year-old man with history of prostate cancer was found to have rising prostate-specific antigen after radical prostatectomy. 18 F-DCFPyL PET/CT demonstrated a prostate-specific membrane antigen-avid brain lesion in the left frontal lobe and no other findings to account for rising prostate-specific antigen. Brain MRI demonstrated a small intraparenchymal hematoma with late subacute features in this location. The patient reported a seizure 3 weeks before but was otherwise asymptomatic, and neurologic examination was normal. Follow-up MRI demonstrated gradual decrease in size of the hematoma without treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cerebral Hemorrhage
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Prostate / pathology
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen
  • Prostatectomy
  • Prostatic Neoplasms* / pathology

Substances

  • Prostate-Specific Antigen