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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · World J Nucl Med 2015; 14(02): 140-141
DOI: 10.4103/1450-1147.154233
Case report

Giant Schmorl′s Node may Cause High Uptake and Mimic a Bone Metastasis on 18 F-Choline Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography

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  • Gabriele Masselli

    Department of Radiology, Umberto I Hospital, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy

  • Riccardo Monti

    Department of Radiology, Umberto I Hospital, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy

  • Marianna Guida

    Department of Radiology, Umberto I Hospital, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy

  • Gianfranco Gualdi

    Department of Radiology, Umberto I Hospital, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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Bone metastasis in prostate cancer are detected by choline positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) with high sensitivity and specificity. We report the case of a patient with previous prostatectomy for prostate cancer who underwent F-choline PET/CT for a recent increased of prostate-specific antigen value and showed focal vertebral uptake suggestive for skeletal metastasis; magnetic resonance imaging revealed unexpectedly a Schmorl′s node (SN). False positives on choline PET-CT caused by SN has not be reported in the literature and the present case highlights that this possibility should be considered in case of choline vertebral increased uptake in the patient with prostate cancer.

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Bone metastasis - F-choline positron emission tomography/computed tomography - prostate cancer - Schmorl′s node


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Article published online:
21 May 2022

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