11C-Methionine PET for Detecting Solitary Fibrous Tumor Metastases: 2 Cases With Negative FDG-PET
Solitary fibrous tumors (SFTs) are rare mesenchymal neoplasms with a known tendency to metastasize. Although fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) is commonly used to detect recurrence after surgery and metastatic disease in SFTs, we observed 2 cases of SFT metastasis with minimal FDG uptake. However, 11 C-methionine PET revealed significant tracer accumulation in these cases. To our knowledge, this report is the first to document cases in which 11 C-methionine PET/CT contributed to the detection of SFT metastasis, highlighting the potential clinical value of this imaging modality in post-treatment surveillance.
Authors
- Hiromi Goto
- NORIAKI TOMURA
- Toshiyuki Saginoya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8985-383X)
- Shinobu Adaniya
- Kazuo Kubota
Institutions
- Southern Tohoku General Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Nuclear Medicine
- Published
- 2025-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/rlu.0000000000006070
- Primary Topic
- Soft tissue tumor case studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00