Comparison of [¹¹¹In]pentetreotide-SPECT and [¹⁸F]FDOPA-PET in the localization of extra-adrenal paragangliomas : the case for a patient-tailored use of nuclear imaging modalities

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AIMS AND METHODS: The aim of this prospective study was to compare the diagnostic value of [¹⁸F]FDOPA-PET and [¹¹¹In]pentetreotide-SPECT somatostatin receptor scintigraphy (SRS) in patients with nonmetastatic extra-adrenal paragangliomas (PGLs). Twenty-five consecutive unrelated patients who were known or suspected of having nonmetastatic extra-adrenal PGLs were prospectively evaluated with SRS and [¹⁸F]FDOPA-PET. ¹³¹I-MIBG and [¹⁸F]FDG-PET were added to the work-up in patients with a personal or familial history of PGL, predisposing mutations, abdominal PGLs, metanephrine hypersecretion and abdominal foci on SRS and/or [¹⁸F]FDOPA-PET.

RESULTS: SRS correctly detected 23/45 lesions of which 20 were head or neck lesions (H&N) and 3 were abdominal lesions. [¹⁸F]FDOPA-PET detected significantly more lesions than SRS (39/45, P < 0·001). Both SRS and ¹⁸F-DOPA-PET detected significantly more H&N than abdominal lesions (66·7% vs 20%, P = 0·003 and 96·7% vs 67%, P = 0·012, respectively). In two patients with the succinate dehydrogenase D (SDHD) mutation, [¹⁸F]FDOPA-PET missed five abdominal PGLs which were detected by the combination of SRS, [¹³¹I]MIBG and [¹⁸F]FDG-PET. A lesion-based analysis using a forward stepwise logistic regression model demonstrates that size ≤ 10 mm (P = 0·002) and abdominal lesions (P = 0·031) were independently associated with "[¹⁸F]FDOPA-PET diagnosis only". In turn, a previous history of surgery and/or the presence of germline mutation was associated with lower lesion size (P = 0·001).

CONCLUSIONS: The sensitivity of SRS for localizing parasympathetic PGLs is lower than originally reported, and [¹⁸F]FDOPA-PET is better than SRS for localizing small lesions. SRS should be replaced by [¹⁸F]FDOPA-PET as the first-line imaging procedure in H&N PGL, especially in patients at risk of multifocal disease (predisposing mutations and or previous history of surgery).

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2011

Erschienen:

2011

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:74

Enthalten in:

Clinical endocrinology - 74(2011), 1 vom: 15. Jan., Seite 21-9

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Charrier, N [VerfasserIn]
Deveze, A [VerfasserIn]
Fakhry, N [VerfasserIn]
Sebag, F [VerfasserIn]
Morange, I [VerfasserIn]
Gaborit, B [VerfasserIn]
Barlier, A [VerfasserIn]
Carmona, E [VerfasserIn]
De Micco, C [VerfasserIn]
Garcia, S [VerfasserIn]
Mancini, J [VerfasserIn]
Palazzo, F F [VerfasserIn]
Lavieille, J P [VerfasserIn]
Zanaret, M [VerfasserIn]
Henry, J F [VerfasserIn]
Mundler, O [VerfasserIn]
Taïeb, D [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

51110-01-1
G083B71P98
Journal Article
Pentetreotide
Receptors, Somatostatin
Somatostatin

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Date Completed 31.03.2011

Date Revised 19.11.2015

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/j.1365-2265.2010.03893.x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM203271009