In-111 labeled octreotide imaging of a primary carcinoid lesion undetected by conventional imaging studies in a patient with "chronic pancreatitis".

Kummar, S; Kim, S L; Halkar, R K; Galt, J R

Kummar, S; Kim, S L; Halkar, R K; Galt, J R.

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Kummar S; Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia 30033, USA.

Clin Nucl Med ; 21(8): 634-7, 1996 Aug.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8853917

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Carcinoid Tumor/diagnostic imaging; Carcinoid Tumor/secondary; Indium Radioisotopes; Intestinal Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging; Liver Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging; Liver Neoplasms/secondary; Octreotide/analogs & derivatives; Pancreatitis/diagnosis; Abdominal Pain/diagnosis; Adult; Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal/administration & dosage; Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal/therapeutic use; Carcinoid Tumor/drug therapy; Chronic Disease; Diagnosis, Differential; Diarrhea/diagnosis; Humans; Intestinal Neoplasms/drug therapy; Liver Neoplasms/drug therapy; Male; Malignant Carcinoid Syndrome/diagnosis; Octreotide/administration & dosage; Octreotide/therapeutic use; Radionuclide Imaging; Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid; Weight Loss

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pancreatitis / Indium Radioisotopes / Carcinoid Tumor / Octreotide / Intestinal Neoplasms / Liver Neoplasms Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Clin Nucl Med Year: 1996 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: United States

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