Intense fibroblast activation protein inhibitor localization around the site of embolized gastroduodenal artery in a patient with metachronous pancreatic adenocarcinoma: A potential pitfall in positron imaging
<sup>68</sup>Gallium-Fibroblast activation protein inhibitor (<sup>68</sup>Ga-FAPI) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) is increasingly used for evaluating various epithelial neoplasms. Despite addressing some pitfalls, many remain unacknowledged. This report details a 77-year-old man with suspected pancreatic malignancy who underwent a <sup>68</sup>Ga-FAPI PET/CT scan post-gastroduodenal coil embolization for upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The scan revealed intense <sup>68</sup>Ga-FAPI uptake in the pancreatic body and tail malignancy and around the embolized gastroduodenal artery, indicating a healing process. This highlights the importance of understanding FAPI expression in recent surgical sites for accurate radiologic interpretation.
Authors
- Akram Al‐Ibraheem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0978-4716)
- Ahmed Saad Abdlkadir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2009-5110)
- Hasan Alalawi
Institutions
- University of Jordan (JO)
- King Hussein Cancer Center (JO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Radiologica Open
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/20584601241307350
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.28