68ga-dotanoc and Glomus-Jugulare-Tumor

Metastatic jugular paraganglioma are rare tumors and account for less than 1% of the cases of head and neck tumors. We report a 40-year-old woman of jugular paraganglioma, presenting with right-sided neck swelling, hearing loss, and pulsatile tinnitus. Contrast-enhanced CT temporal bone revealed a mass in the right jugular foramina and extending inferiorly to internal jugular vein. Ga DOTANOC PET/CT was performed, which revealed somatostatin receptor expressing lesion in the right internal jugular vein and extension into sigmoid sinus and additional metastatic focus in the sacrum.

Topics: Adult; Female; Glomus Jugulare Tumor; Head and Neck Neoplasms; Humans; Multimodal Imaging; Organometallic Compounds; Positron-Emission Tomography; Radiopharmaceuticals; Tomography, X-Ray Computed