gallium-ga-68-dotatate and Carcinoma--Small-Cell

The neuroendocrine small cell carcinoma of the cervix is a rare malignancy that has a poor prognosis due to early lymphatic and hematogenous spread. We herein report a case of a 27- year-old woman who was referred for initial staging of a neuroendocrine small cell carcinoma with previous unremarkable structural imaging. Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT revealed focal uptake at the primary tumor and in a solitary pelvic bone lesion suggestive of metastases that was further confirmed by CT-guided biopsy. Somatostatin receptor PET/CT may be a useful image modality for early detection of metastases to guide treatment in these patients.

Topics: Adult; Bone Neoplasms; Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine; Carcinoma, Small Cell; Female; Humans; Organometallic Compounds; Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; Radiopharmaceuticals; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms