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Intense Ga-67 uptake in adenosquamous carcinoma of the pancreas

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Gallium-67 citrate (Ga-67) scintigraphy was performed in a patient with adenosquamous carcinoma of the pancreas. Intense and homogeneous uptake was observed in the tumor. Few reports have dealt with Ga-67 findings in pancreatic cancers. Ga-67 uptake in the tumor was assumed to be due to accumulation in the component of squamous cell carcinoma. This case suggested that Ga-67 citrate scintigraphy may be useful in detecting adenosquamous carcinoma of the pancreas. To our knowledge, no report has described findings of Ga-67 citrate scintigraphy of adenosquamous carcinoma of the pancreas. Radiologists should remember adenosquamous carcinoma of the pancreas when encountering such scintigraphic findings.

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, 13-1, Takara-machi, 920, Kanazawa, Japan

    Ichiei Kuji, Hisashi Sumiya, Junichi Taki, Kenichi Nakajima, Kunihiko Yokoyama, Seigo Kinuya, Keiko Kinuya, Akihiro Ichikawa, Syota Konishi, Takatoshi Michigishi & Norihisa Tonami

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Kuji, I., Sumiya, H., Taki, J. et al. Intense Ga-67 uptake in adenosquamous carcinoma of the pancreas. Ann Nucl Med 11, 41–43 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03164758

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