title: 111In-octreotide scintigraphy in endocrine tumors. Preliminary data.
abstract: A large number of endocrine tumors express somatostatin receptors, and the use of radiolabeled somatostatin analogs has been recently introduced for their localization. Using in vivo scintigraphy with 111In-pentetreotide, primary tumor localizations were demonstrated in 3/3 carcinoids (2 intestinal carcinoids and 1 lung ACTH-secreting carcinoid; in 2 patients liver metastases larger than 1 cm were visualized), in 1/1 GH-secreting pituitary macroadenoma, and in 1/1 thyroid localization of MTC. Bone and/or lymph node metastases were imaged in 2/4 patients previously treated for MTC, with persistently high CT and CEA levels; in the other 2 patients the other scintigraphic techniques were also negative. Octreotide scintigraphy was negative in 2/2 insulinomas and in 2/2 ACT-producing pituitary adenomas. In 2 patients with carcinoid syndrome and 1 patient with Cushing syndrome due to ectopic ACTH, octreotide therapy induced a significant decrease in tumoral markers. Our preliminary data are in agreement with the results of larger series reported in literature: octreotide scintigraphy is a useful noninvasive tool to detect endocrine tumors expressing somatostatin receptors, particularly for carcinoids. It is of great use in the differential diagnosis of Cushing syndrome due to ectopic ACTH. Moreover, 111In-pentetreotide scintigraphy may be useful in selecting patients who may benefit from octreotide therapy to control hormonal hypersecretion effects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Ospedale Maggiore, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cremonini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Furno
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sforza
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chiarini
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Graziano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zampa
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Turba
mesh_terms: D000182:ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D000236:Adenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000097:blood; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism; D018276:Carcinoma, Medullary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004701:Endocrine Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D019382:Human Growth Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007205:Indium Radioisotopes; D007340:Insulinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007580:Jejunal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008303:Malignant Carcinoid Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D015282:Octreotide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D017481:Receptors, Somatostatin / Q000032:analysis; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen; D007205:Indium Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D017481:Receptors, Somatostatin; D019382:Human Growth Hormone; D013004:Somatostatin; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D002116:Calcitonin; C081788:pentetreotide; D015282:Octreotide