Prostate Cancer Metastasis to the Occipital Bone Detected on Prostate-specific Membrane Antigen Imaging: A Case Report
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VOLUME: 34 ISSUE: 1
P: 121 - 124
2024

Prostate Cancer Metastasis to the Occipital Bone Detected on Prostate-specific Membrane Antigen Imaging: A Case Report

Anatol J Gen Med Res 2024;34(1):121-124
1. Sakarya Sadıka Sabancı State Hospital, Clinic of Urology, Sakarya, Turkey
2. Medicana International İzmir Hospital, Clinic of Urology, İzmir, Turkey
3. University of Health Sciences Turkey, İzmir Tepecik Education and Research Hospital, Clinic of Urology, İzmir, Turkey
4. Bezmialem Vakıf University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Urology, İstanbul, Turkey
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Received Date: 2023-05-28T00:50:44
Accepted Date: 2024-04-22T14:24:07
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Abstract

Prostate cancer metastasizes most commonly to the pelvic lymph nodes and to the axial skeleton. Metastatic spread of prostate adenocarcinoma to the occipital bone is very rare. 68Ga-labelled prostate-specific membrane antigen position emission tomography/computed tomography (PSMA PET/CT) scanning has been shown to be more sensitive than conventional imaging techniques in patients with prostate cancer. 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT scans detect previously unsuspected disease and may influence planned clinical management in a high proportion of patients with prostate cancer. Our intention is to emphasize the role of the 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT where prostate cancer metastasis cannot be demonstrated by conventional imaging methods and thus contributes to the treatment choice.

Keywords:
Prostate cancer, PSMA PET, occipital bone, metastasis, diagnosis