Isolated aplasia of submandibular salivary gland and contralateral prominence of submandibular and sublingual salivary glands incidentally found on 68Ga-prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography—computed tomography
Abstract Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-targeted imaging is now an effective tool for the evaluation of prostate cancer patients. Although salivary glands take up 68 Ga-PSMA avidly, pathologies of these glands may be readily noticeable. Herein, we present a case of prostate cancer referre...
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Veröffentlicht in: | World journal of nuclear medicine 2020-07, Vol.19 (3), p.322-323 |
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Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-targeted imaging is now an effective tool for the evaluation of prostate cancer patients. Although salivary glands take up
68
Ga-PSMA avidly, pathologies of these glands may be readily noticeable. Herein, we present a case of prostate cancer referred for
68
Ga-PSMA positron emission tomography—computed tomography in whom an isolated aplasia of the submandibular salivary gland was incidentally found. |
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ISSN: | 1450-1147 1607-3312 |
DOI: | 10.4103/wjnm.WJNM_13_20 |