Paraneoplastic ocular sarcoidosis in the setting of recurrent rectal carcinoid tumor diagnosed by F

Authors

Elizabeth D Marlow, Beaumont Health
Lisa J Faia, Beaumont Health
Dafang Wu, Beaumont Health
Nathan Farley, Beaumont Health
Sandeep Randhawa, Beaumont Health

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-20-2020

Publication Title

American journal of ophthalmology case reports

Abstract

Purpose: Nuclear medicine imaging can provide a noninvasive means of distinguishing inflammatory mass lesions from oncologic intraocular tumors.

Observation: We report a case of paraneoplastic ocular sarcoidosis with choroidal mass lesions that was initially concerning for choroidal metastasis of a primary carcinoid tumor. PET CT was utilized with two different tracers to characterize the choroidal mass as being FDG-avid, consistent with a sarcoid-like lesion, and lacking the Gallium (Ga-68) DOTATAE uptake of carcinoid tumor metastases.

Conclusions and Importance: Functional imaging is valuable to distinguish clinically similar inflammatory verses oncologic intraocular pathology.

Volume

20

First Page

100887

Last Page

100887

Recommended Citation

Marlow ED, Faia LJ, Wu D, Farley N, Randhawa S. Paraneoplastic ocular sarcoidosis in the setting of recurrent rectal carcinoid tumor diagnosed by F18-fluorodeoxyglucose PET CT. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2020 Aug 20;20:100887. doi: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100887. PMID: 32875163; PMCID: PMC7452145.

DOI

10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100887

ISSN

2451-9936

PubMed ID

32875163