Aim: Benign colonic lesions like tubular adenoma may show intense uptake on F-18-FDG PET/CT and can be mistaken for malignancy. In this study, we evaluated the role of 68Ga-FAPI-04 PET/CT for discriminating the benign and malignant colonic lesions.
Methods: Forty patients with diagnosis of colorectal cancer who had undergone 18F-FDG-PET/CT and 68Ga-FAPI-04 PET/CT for initial staging were retrospectively analyzed. The unexpected foci of uptake in colon on 18F-FDG PET/CT were compared with 68Ga-FAPI-04 PET/CT with lesion and background SUVmax.
Results: The primary colorectal lesion SUVmax on both PET/CTs was similar. A total of 9 incidental colon lesions in 7 patients were detected showing intense 18F-FDG uptake and no 68Ga-FAPI-04 uptake. All of the lesions were consistent with tubular adenoma histopathologically.
Conclusion: 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT may have a crucial role for discrimination of benign and malignant colonic lesions and avoid the unnecessary interventions and extended surgeries in patients with colorectal cancer.
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