Indium-111 octreotide uptake in the surgical scar.
Indium-111 octreotide uptake has been reported in various somatostatin receptor positive tumors, granulomas and autoimmune diseases in which activated leucocytes may play a role, subcutaneous cavernous hemangioma and angiofibroma. We present Indium-111 octreotide uptake in a surgical abdominal scar tissue 1.5 and 6 months after surgery in a patient who had been treated for recurrent carcinoid tumor in the rectosigmoid junction. Indium-111 octreotide uptake in a surgical scar may be related to the binding to somatostatin receptors in the activated lymphocytes and fibroblasts that is previously reported.
Degirmenci
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Department of Nuclear Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Medical School, Izmir, Turkey. degirmenci@kordon.deu.edu.tr
Bekis
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Sen
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Durak
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Derebek
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E
D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / Q000652:urine; D007205:Indium Radioisotopes / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015282:Octreotide / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D017481:Receptors, Somatostatin; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014018:Tissue Distribution
D007205:Indium Radioisotopes; D017481:Receptors, Somatostatin; C094279:indium-111-octreotide; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid; D015282:Octreotide