Diffuse 18F-FDG skeletal uptake due to chemotherapy-induced bone marrow activation is well documented, whereas it has never been reported with 18F-fluorocholine. We described a patient with pelvic recurrence of prostate cancer at 18F-fluorocholine PET/CT. A second PET/CT after docetaxel showed minimal residual activity in pelvis, but it revealed diffuse, intense 18F-fluorocholine skeletal uptake. Considering biochemical and metabolic response and absence of morphologically suspected bone lesions, skeletal hyperactivity was interpreted as chemotherapy-related bone marrow rebound rather than diffuse metastatic involvement, as confirmed by its resolution after treatment ended. The occurrence of such 18F-fluorocholine pattern should be considered to avoid imaging misinterpretation.
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