Somatostatin Receptor Scintigraphy Findings in a Patient with Metastatic Gastrinoma and MEN 1 Syndrome.

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Liver metastases from neuroendocrine tumours frequently occur and significantly worsen their prognosis. Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy (SRS) is a valuable method for the detection of somatostatin receptor-positive lesions like gastrinoma. In this case report, the importance of SRS to localize the primary tumor and the spread of disease is emphasized in a patient with neuroendocrine liver metastases. A 45-year-old man was admitted to hospital with multiple liver metastasis of neuroendocrine carcinoma. Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy showed multiple intense radiotracer uptakes in the liver and a focal tracer uptake at the right side of the upper abdominal region corresponding to duodenum or pancreas. Elevated serum gastrin levels confirmed the gastrinoma diagnosis.

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• Authors: Gözde Mütevelizade, Mehmet Aydın, Ahmet Sezer
• Journal: Molecular imaging and radionuclide therapy (Mol Imaging Radionucl Ther) Vol. 20 Issue 3 Pg. 117-20 (Dec 2011) ISSN: 2146-1414 [Print] Turkey
• PMID: 23487241 (Publication Type: Journal Article)