Abnormal 18F-FDG uptakes in the prostate due to two different conditions of urine reflux: a mimicker of prostate cancer.

Kensuke Inamura, Yasushi Kaji, Setsu Sakamoto, Akinori Masuda, Takao Kamai

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Case: Incidental 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography prostate uptake: How should these patients be managed?Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2017
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Kensuke InamuraDepartment of Radiology, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kita-Kobayashi, Mibu-machi, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi 321-0293 Japan.

Yasushi KajiDepartment of Radiology, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kita-Kobayashi, Mibu-machi, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi 321-0293 Japan.

Setsu SakamotoPET Center, Dokkyo Medical University Hospital, 880 Kita-Kobayashi, Mibu-machi, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi 321-0293 Japan.

Akinori MasudaDepartment of Urology, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kita-Kobayashi, Mibu-machi, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi 321-0293 Japan.

Takao KamaiDepartment of Urology, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kita-Kobayashi, Mibu-machi, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi 321-0293 Japan.

Dokkyo Medical University · JP

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Abstract

A 69-year-old man with lung cancer underwent 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/CT for staging. FDG PET/CT showed high uptakes in the prostate gland with calcification, and magnetic resonance imaging was recommended to check the prostatic malignancy. T2-weighted images revealed midline cystic lesion at the base to midgland level and cystic lesion in right apical peripheral zone. We suspected urine reflux conditions. Voiding cystourethrography demonstrated those cystic lesions were communicating with the urethra. Therefore these lesions were diagnosed as the prostatic utricle cyst and the dilated prostatic duct in peripheral zone. We conclude that the urine reflux condition should be recognized as a prostate benign lesion with FDG accumulation.

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FDG-PET/CTProstate cancerProstatic utricle cystUrine reflux into the prostate

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PMID26835226

DOI10.1186/s40064-016-1696-5

PMCPMC4718920

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