Incidental Detection of Radiotracer Uptake in Spindle Cell Lipoma on 18F-PSMA PET/CT

An 84-year-old man underwent 18F–prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET/CT for staging of a newly diagnosed prostate adenocarcinoma. PET/CT revealed high 18F-PSMA uptake in a thigh mass, which was initially suspected for a metastasis. Histopathology revealed a rare entity of spindle cell lipoma, which should be added to the reported list of neoplasms that can show “false-positive” PSMA uptake during evaluation of patients with prostate carcinoma representing a potential interpretative pitfall.
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