Intracranial Solitary Fibrous Tumor: A "New" Challenge for PET Radiopharmaceuticals
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE(2022)
Abstract
Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) of the central nervous system, previously named and classified with the term hemangiopericytoma (HPC), is rare and accounts for less than 1% of all intracranial tumors. Despite its benign nature, it has a malignant behavior due to the high rate of recurrence and distant metastasis, occurring in up to 50% of cases. Surgical resection of the tumor is the treatment of choice. Radiotherapy represents the gold standard in the case of post-surgery residual disease, relapse, and distant metastases. In this context, imaging plays a crucial role in identifying the personalized therapeutic decision for each patient. Although the referring imaging approach in SFT is morphologic, an emerging role of positron emission tomography (PET) has been reported in the literature. However, there is still a debate on which radiotracers have the best accuracy for studying these uncommon tumors because of the histological or biological heterogeneity of SFT.
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Key words
solitary fibrous tumor,hemangiopericytoma,PET,CT,fluorodeoxyglucose,fluorocholine,non-FDG radiopharmaceuticals
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