SPECT/TC con galio-67 en los síndromes febriles sin foco conocido / 67-Gallium SPECT/CT in febrile syndromes of unknown origin

Introducción y objetivo: Los síndromes febriles de origen desconocido (SFOD) son procesos complejos en la práctica hospitalaria. Su manejo incluye una anamnesis y exploración clínica exhaustivas, así como una extensa batería de pruebas. Cuando los resultados son inciertos, las técnicas diagnósticas de imagen como la SPECT/TC con galio-67 (67Ga-SPECT/TC) desempeñan un papel importante. Pretendemos evaluar su papel en el estudio de los SFOD en nuestro medio hospitalario. Material y métodos: Hemos revisado 57 pacientes con SFOD a los que se realizó una 67Ga-SPECT/TC (32 mujeres y 25 hombres, rango de edad: 32 a 83 años) recogiendo hallazgos gammagráficos, tratamientos empíricos y diagnóstico final. Se obtuvieron valores de sensibilidad, especificidad, valores predictivos positivos y negativos para la 67Ga-SPECT/TC y se compararon con los resultados descritos en la bibliografía para la PET/TC con Flúor-18-desoxiglucosa (18F-FDG PET/TC). Resultados: Los diagnósticos encontrados fueron: infección en 27/57 (47%), enfermedad inflamatoria en el 15/57 (26%), neoplasia en 1/57 (1,75%) y pacientes sin diagnóstico final en 14/57 (24%). Los valores estadísticos de la 67Ga-SPECT/TC fueron: sensibilidad, especificidad, valor predictivo positivo y negativo de 67%, 93%, 97% y 48%, respectivamente, que fueron levemente inferiores a los encontrados para la 18F-FDG PET/TC (86%, 52%, 70% y 92%, respectivamente). El rendimiento diagnóstico encontrado fue superior en aquellos pacientes que carecían de tratamiento empírico. Conclusión: A pesar los valores superiores del 18F-FDG PET/TC, la 67Ga-SPECT/TC es una técnica útil en el manejo de los SFOD. Es recomendable su uso si el primero no está disponible

Introduction and objective: Febrile syndromes of unknown origin (FSUO) are complex processes in hospital practice. Their management includes an exhaustive medical history and examination, as well as an extensive number of biochemical tests. If these are inconclusive, diagnostic imaging techniques such as SPECT/CT with 67-Gallium Citrate (67Ga-SPECT/CT) could play an important role. We evaluated its role in the management of FSUO in our healthcare area. Material and methods: We reviewed 57 patients who underwent a 67Ga-SPECT/CT due to a FSUO (32 women and 25 men, age range: 32-83 years old) obtaining scintigraphic findings, previous treatments and final diagnosis. Values of sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive values (VPP) and negative values (NPV) were obtained and compared with the results for PET/CT with 18Fluor-deoxy-glucose (18F-FDG PET/CT) found in the literature. Results: The diagnoses found were: infection in 27/57 (47%), inflammatory disease in 15/57 (26%), neoplasm in 1/57 (1.75%) and patients without final diagnosis in 14/57 (24%). The statistical values of 67Ga-SPECT/CT were: sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV of 67%, 93%, 97% y 48%, respectively which were slightly lower than those found for the 18F-FDG PET/CT (86%, 52%, 70% and 92%, respectively). The diagnostic yield was 73% which increased to 80% in the patients who lacked empirical treatment. Conclusion: Despite the better results of 18F-FDG PET/CT, 67Ga-SPECT/CT behaved as a useful technique in the management of FSUO. It is advisable to use it if 18F-FDG PET/CT is not available

Pancreatic accessory spleen. False positive with 99mTc-Octreotide / Bazo accesorio intrapancreático. Falso positivo con 99mTc-Octreotide

The case is presented on a patient with abdominal pain and suspicion of neuroendocrine tumor in the tail of the pancreas shown in the abdominal CT and MRI. Whole-body scintigraphy and abdominal SPECT/CT with 99mTc-octreotide were performed that showed a nodular lesion partially on the posterior side of the pancreas tail. This nodule showed faint tracer uptake, and was reported as probable neuroendocrine tumor. Partial pancreatectomy and splenectomy were performed, and the histological study identified the lesion as an ectopic spleen. There are similar cases in the literature that match these findings, but this lesion is still frequently diagnosed after performing unnecessary surgery. When an asymptomatic intrapancreatic mass is detected, an accessory spleen should be considered and specific diagnostic techniques should be performed, such as labeled and denatured red blood cell SPECT/CT (AU)

Presentamos un paciente con dolor abdominal y sospecha de tumor neuroendocrino por medio de TC y RM abdominales. Se realizaron imágenes de cuerpo entero y SPECT/TCcon 99mTc-Octreotide que mostraron una lesión captadora en la cara posterior del páncreas que fue interpretada como un tumor neuroendocrino. Se realizó una pancreatectomía y esplenectomía cuyo resultado anatomopatológico identificó la lesión como un bazo ectópico. Existen datos en la bibliografía que coinciden con estos hallazgos pero todavía se diagnostica con frecuencia tras la realización de una intervención quirúrgica innecesaria. Cuando se aprecia una masa intrapancreática asintomática, debe incluirse en el diagnóstico diferencial un bazo accesorio y realizar técnicas diagnósticas más específicas, como el SPECT/TC con hematíes marcados y desnaturalizados (AU)

Role of SPECT-CT in breast cancer sentinel node biopsy when internal mammary chain drainage is observed

Introduction: SPECT-CT in the detection of the sentinel lymph node (SLN) of breast cancer offers known advantages over conventional planar lymphoscintigraphy. Sometimes, it shows atypical findings like mediastinal lymphatic drainage. We have evaluated these atypical findings showed by SPECT-CT performed in patients with migration to the internal mammary chain (IMC) and their roles in the management of the patients. Materials and methods: We reviewed the 56 lymphoscintigraphies (planar and SPECT-CT) of 56 women (average age: 55 years) diagnosed with breast cancer with IMC migration observed in the planar images. We compared the two techniques, obtaining the number of depicted nodes, atypical locations, their exact anatomical location and their role in the management of the patient. Results: Planar images showed a total number of 81 IMC nodes. SPECT-CT showed 74 nodes in the IMC territory and 14 mediastinal lymphatic nodes in 6 patients. Out of the 81 IMC nodes reported by planar images, seven corresponded to mediastinal nodes. Planar and hybrid images showed 110 and 130 axillary nodes, respectively. SPECTCT showed additional findings in five patients: three infraclavicular and two supraclavicular nodes that were exactly located. One intramammary node was discarded by the SPECT-CT as a focal skin contamination. Conclusion: Mediastinal nodes are unexpected, but not uncommon findings that are important in the planning of SLN biopsy. SPECT-CT found more nodes than planar images, being able to separate mediastinal and IMC nodes, helping to exactly depict the SLN and its relations with anatomical structures (AU)

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