18F-FDG PET/CT finding of drop metastases from germ cell tumor of pineal gland

Tarun K. Jain; Rajender K. Basher; Ashwani Sood; Bhagwant R. Mittal; Gaurav Prakash; Anmol Bhatia

doi:10.2967/jnmt.116.185850

¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT finding of drop metastases from germ cell tumor of pineal gland

Tarun K. Jain
, Rajender K. Basher
, Ashwani Sood
, Bhagwant R. Mittal
, Gaurav Prakash
, Anmol Bhatia

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Abstract

Tumors of the pineal region are rare, accounting for fewer than 1% of all intracranial neoplasms. Fifty percent of pineal region tumors are germ cell tumors (GCTs). However, spinal seeding and extracranial metastases from intracranial GCTs are uncommon. We present a case of pineal gland GCT in which ¹⁸FFDG PET/CT imaging demonstrated drop metastases to the spinal cord in addition to tracer uptake in the primary lesion.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	114-115
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
Volume	45
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.116.185850
State	Published - 1 Jun 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Drop metastases
FFDG PET/CT
Germ cell tumor
Pineal gland
Spinal seeding

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