Brown Tumour Mimicking Skeletal Metastasis in <sup>68</sup> Ga-PSMA PET/CT

We report a case of a patient with chronic kidney disease who underwent 68 Ga-PSMA (prostate-specific membrane antigen) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) for suspected prostate carcinoma in the setting of equivocal multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings, a suspicious bone lesion, and a negative prostate biopsy. Imaging demonstrated diffuse PSMA uptake in the prostate and PSMA-avid lytic lesion of the iliac bone, which was subsequently confirmed to represent a brown tumour secondary to renal osteodystrophy. This report highlights a previously unreported benign skeletal condition demonstrating PSMA uptake and mimicking metastatic disease.

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Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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2026-05-09
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https://doi.org/10.25259/ijnm_7_2026
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Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
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Brown Tumour Mimicking Skeletal Metastasis in 68 Ga-PSMA PET/CT

Shanmuga Sundaram Palaniswamy, Selvaratnam Abhilash
Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
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Brown Tumour Mimicking Skeletal Metastasis in 68 Ga-PSMA PET/CT

Shanmuga Sundaram Palaniswamy, Selvaratnam Abhilash
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Abstract

We report a case of a patient with chronic kidney disease who underwent 68 Ga-PSMA (prostate-specific membrane antigen) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) for suspected prostate carcinoma in the setting of equivocal multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings, a suspicious bone lesion, and a negative prostate biopsy. Imaging demonstrated diffuse PSMA uptake in the prostate and PSMA-avid lytic lesion of the iliac bone, which was subsequently confirmed to represent a brown tumour secondary to renal osteodystrophy. This report highlights a previously unreported benign skeletal condition demonstrating PSMA uptake and mimicking metastatic disease.

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Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (IN)
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Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
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Brown Tumour Mimicking Skeletal Metastasis in <sup>68</sup> Ga-PSMA PET/CT — Shanmuga Sundaram Palaniswamy, Selvaratnam Abhilash · Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS