Pindborg Tumor-An Uncommon Odontogenic Tumor Detected by 68Ga-DOTATOC

A 62-year-old-woman with a suspected Tumor-induced-osteomalacia (TIO), a rare neoplastic syndrome that results in renal phosphate wasting with hypophosphatemia, underwent Ga-68-DOTATOC PET/CT on the suspicion of a mesenchymal tumor producing Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23). Imaging revealed a small osteolytic, somatostatin receptor (SSTR) positive lesion containing calcifications in the alveolar process of the maxilla. No other SSTR-positive focus was found. A biopsy was performed by an oral and maxillofacial surgeon that revealed a calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (Pindborg tumor). This case shows that epithelial odontogenic tumors as an uncommon benign tumor entity can also be SSTR-positive.

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This case report presents the clinical findings of a patient with a rare neoplastic syndrome, who was diagnosed with a rare benign tumor through PET/CT imaging and biopsy. The tumor was found to be receptor-positive.