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A Rare Case of Solitary Fibrous Tumor of Maxilla: Findings on F-18 FDG and Ga-68 DOTANOC PET-CT

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Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is a rare tumor of mesenchymal origin that most commonly involves the pleura but can be found anywhere in the body. SFT can range from indolent benign tumors to aggressive malignant tumors, and pre-operative diagnosis is based mainly on imaging. In this case report, we describe an extremely rare case of SFT of left maxilla on F-18 FDG PET-CT and Ga-68 DOTANOC PET-CT. Very few cases of PET-CT findings in SFT are reported in literature; and to our knowledge, none involving the maxilla. By highlighting the findings on F-18 FDG and GA-68 DOTANOC PET-CT, we aim to further add on to the role of both the tracers in the diagnosis and management of this tumor group.

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India

    Sneha Prakash & Shamim Ahmed Shamim

  2. Department of Medical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India

    Sameer Rastogi

  3. Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India

    Adarsh Barwad

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The study was designed by SAS. First draft of the manuscript was written by SP. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry images and their descriptions were provided by AB. The draft of the manuscript was reviewed by SAS and SR. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Prakash, S., Shamim, S.A., Rastogi, S. et al. A Rare Case of Solitary Fibrous Tumor of Maxilla: Findings on F-18 FDG and Ga-68 DOTANOC PET-CT. Nucl Med Mol Imaging 57, 34–37 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13139-022-00768-0

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