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  • Title: Lung Metastases of Intracranial Atypical Meningioma Diagnosed on Posttherapeutic Imaging After 177Lu-DOTATATE Therapy.
    Author: Backhaus P, Huss S, Kösek V, Weckesser M, Rahbar K.
    Journal: Clin Nucl Med; 2018 Jun; 43(6):e184-e185. PubMed ID: 29688946.
    Abstract:
    Meningiomas are typically benign solitary intracranial tumors. Atypical (World Health Organization [WHO] grade II) or malignant/anaplastic (WHO grade III) meningiomas are seldom, and distant metastases occur only in rare exceptions. We present a case of a 54-year-old male patient with atypical (WHO grade II) meningioma who underwent 1 cycle of peptide receptor radionuclide therapy. Previous imaging studies were confined to the head, but posttherapeutic whole-body Lu-DOTATATE scintigraphy revealed thoracic uptake arising from previously undetected pulmonic meningioma metastases. The case highlights the importance of consideration of rare/untypical metastatic sides and the value of radiotracer whole-body imaging in identifying these.
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