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PROSTATE CANCER METASTASIS TO THE OCCIPITAL BONE DETECTED ON PROSTATE-SPECIFIC MEMBRANE ANTIGEN IMAGING: A CASE REPORT

MEHMET YİĞİT YALÇIN, ERDEM KISA, CEM YÜCEL, UYGAR MİÇOOĞULLARI, YUSUF ÖZLEM İLBEY

Anatolian Journal of General Medical Research - 2024;34(1):121-124

Sakarya Sadıka Sabancı State Hospital, Clinic of Urology, Sakarya, Turkey

 

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.