In-111 octreotide scintigraphy in the diagnostic evaluation of en plaque meningioma. A case report.
A 44-year-old woman had a 13-year history of a small bulge of the left frontal region which had increased in size during the last year. At admission, an orange-sized, hard, fixed left frontal mass was found. Magnetic resonance imaging showed hyperostosis in the left frontal region which was causing a skull deformity and marked focal meningeal enhancement. A hyperostotic plaque meningioma was hypothesized. In-111 octreotide scintigraphy confirmed the diagnosis before surgery. In-111 octreotide scintigraphy allows biologic characterization of neoplasms in vivo.
Maini
C L
CL
Nuclear Medicine Department, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy.
Tofani
A
A
Cioffi
R P
RP
Sciuto
R
R
Morace
E
E
Crecco
M
M
Mottolese
M
M
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007205:Indium Radioisotopes; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D015282:Octreotide / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D007205:Indium Radioisotopes; C094279:indium-111-octreotide; D015282:Octreotide