Fibrous Dysplasia With 99m Tc-FAPI Uptake in a Patient Under Long-term Antiresorptive Therapy
We report a rare case of a 40-year-old woman with longstanding craniofacial fibrous dysplasia involving the right maxilla, orbital cavity, and fronto-parietal bones. The patient underwent partial maxillary debulking 7 years ago for cosmetic reasons and orbital decompression 3 years ago, and is currently on long-term antiresorptive therapy. Bone scintigraphy with 99m Tc-MDP showed multiple sites of increased osteoblastic activity. 99m Tc-FAPI SPECT/CT also revealed focal uptake in craniofacial and other lesions, indicating active fibroblast proliferation. This is the first reported case of 99m Tc-FAPI uptake in fibrous dysplasia, suggesting its value in evaluating fibrotic bone lesions.
Authors
- Hassan Kamali
- Atena Aghaee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1351-3142)
- Pegah Sahafi
- Mohammad Hadi Samadi
- Ali Emadi Toghabeh
Institutions
- Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Institute of Nuclear Physics (UZ)
- Theranostics (New Zealand) (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Nuclear Medicine
- Published
- 2026-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/rlu.0000000000006109
- Primary Topic
- Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00