Superiority of 11C-Choline PET/CT in the Delineation of a Rare Intracranial Diffuse Embryonic Tumor

Authors：Dong, Ye; Zhou, Wenlan; Han, Yanjiang; Wu, Hubing^*

Source：CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE, 2022, 47(9): E618-E620.

DOI：10.1097/RLU.0000000000004241

• intracranial embryonic tumor
• FDG
• C-11-chione
• MRI

Intracranial diffuse embryonal tumor in the adult is rare. We report a young woman with a diffuse embryonal malignancy in the saddle area, which was depicted well by C-11-choline PET/CT, superior to F-18-FDG PET/CT and contrast-enhanced MRI. Under the guiding of C-11-choline PET/CT, the biopsy was successfully performed and the diagnosis was established. This case highlights that(11)C-chione PET/CT may be useful to diagnose and delineate the intracranial diffuse embryonic tumors.

• Institution
  南方医科大学