Case presentation. Male patient with suspected recurrent pancreatic cancer. (IMAGE)

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Case presentation. Male patient with suspected recurrent pancreatic cancer.

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Figure 3. Case presentation. Male patient with suspected recurrent pancreatic cancer. Ce-CT shows mass around superior mesenteric artery after pancreatectomy. 18F-FDG only shows discrete uptake of lesion (SUVmax, 3.8), whereas 68Ga-FAPI clearly visualizes recurrent tumor. Patient received adjuvant chemotherapy after 68Ga-FAPI. Patient denied recommended chemotherapy. Increase of CA19-9 levels (from 240 to 767 U/mL) and follow-up imaging 8mo later validated progression of mesenteric mass as well as increased 18F-FDG uptake (SUVmax, 5.3). MIP 5 maximum-intensity projection.

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Image created by L. Kessler, MD, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.

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