The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

April 2020

Incidental 18F-Fluciclovine Uptake in a Desmoid Tumor Detected in a Patient Undergoing PET/CT Imaging for Prostate Cancer

Author Information

Baiomy A(1), Jensen CT(2), Ward JF(3), Chasen BA(4), Ravizzini GC(4).

(1)Division of Diagnostic Imaging, (2)Dept of Abdominal Imaging, (3)Dept of Urology, (4)Dept of Nuclear Medicine, The Univ of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.

Publication

Clin Nuc Med

Summary

A 74-year-old man with biochemical recurrent prostate cancer underwent 18F-fluciclovine PET/CT for restaging to determine subsequent treatment strategy. 18F-fluciclovine PET/CT imaging demonstrated incidental focal heterogeneous increased 18F-fluciclovine uptake corresponding to a soft tissue nodule within the musculature of the left anterior abdominal wall. Subsequent ultrasound-guided biopsy of the lesion revealed histopathology compatible with a desmoid tumor. Consequently, the patient underwent surgical resection with wide local excision of the lesion.

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