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Gallium-68 fibroblast activating protein inhibitor (\n                    <jats:sup>68<\/jats:sup>\n                    Ga-FAPI) positron emission tomography\/computed tomography (PET\/CT), leveraging the distinct affinity of fibroblast activation protein for cancer-associated fibroblasts, emerges as a promising solution to bridge this diagnostic gap. Parotid gland adenocarcinoma is a relatively rare malignancy with metastasis typically occurring in regional lymph nodes and distant sites such as the lungs and bones. However, there have been limited reported cases of rare metastatic sites such as the adrenal gland. 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