Ga-68-DOTATOC PET/CT Reveals Meningeal Metastasized Uveal Melanoma

Upon suspicion of meningioma, a Ga-68-DOTATOC PET/CT was performed to further investigate newly detected cerebral MRI findings. Imaging showed relevant uptake in the right eye, as well as multiple intracranial and extracranial lesions. A uveal melanoma had been treated curatively 2 years prior. Histologic examination of present findings confirmed melanoma metastasis. The PET/CT results were, therefore, consistent with melanoma recurrence and advanced metastatic disease instead of meningioma. PET imaging with 68 Ga-labelled somatostatin receptor analogs can be a useful tool and alternative for staging uveal melanoma, especially regarding cranial findings, which are often undetectable in F-18-FDG-PET/CT.

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Clinical Nuclear Medicine
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2025-05-20
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https://doi.org/10.1097/rlu.0000000000005903
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Ocular Oncology and Treatments
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Ga-68-DOTATOC PET/CT Reveals Meningeal Metastasized Uveal Melanoma

Martin G. Freesmeyer, Falk Gühne, Philipp Seifert, Ferdinand Ndum
Clinical Nuclear Medicine
Ocular Oncology and Treatments
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Ga-68-DOTATOC PET/CT Reveals Meningeal Metastasized Uveal Melanoma

Martin G. Freesmeyer, Falk Gühne, Philipp Seifert, Ferdinand Ndum
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Upon suspicion of meningioma, a Ga-68-DOTATOC PET/CT was performed to further investigate newly detected cerebral MRI findings. Imaging showed relevant uptake in the right eye, as well as multiple intracranial and extracranial lesions. A uveal melanoma had been treated curatively 2 years prior. Histologic examination of present findings confirmed melanoma metastasis. The PET/CT results were, therefore, consistent with melanoma recurrence and advanced metastatic disease instead of meningioma. PET imaging with 68 Ga-labelled somatostatin receptor analogs can be a useful tool and alternative for staging uveal melanoma, especially regarding cranial findings, which are often undetectable in F-18-FDG-PET/CT.

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