Successful localization of an occult ACTH-secreting bronchial carcinoid tumour with 111indium-DTPA labelled octreotide
| Autor: | Costas Giannakenas, Stylianos Tsagarakis, Belenis I, Pavlos Vassilakos, J. Kaskarelis, Rontoyianni D, O Platis, Thalassinos N |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
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endocrine system medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Octreotide Carcinoid Tumor Bronchial carcinoid Scintigraphy Endocrinology Internal medicine Octreotide scintigraphy Bronchial neoplasm medicine Humans Carcinoid tumour Radionuclide Imaging medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Respiratory disease Bronchial Neoplasms Indium Radioisotopes Pentetic Acid medicine.disease Occult digestive system diseases ACTH Syndrome Ectopic Neoplasms Unknown Primary Female business Tomography X-Ray Computed medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Clinical endocrinology. 43(6) |
| ISSN: | 0300-0664 |
| Popis: | Ectopic ACTH secretion due to occult carcinoid tumours is an occasional cause of ACTH dependent Cushing's syndrome. In many cases the ectopic source may be obvious, but sometimes no obvious source is evident, the so-called occult ectopic syndrome. Due to their small size, localization of such occult tumours, particularly bronchial carcinoids, may be extremely difficult. Whole body CT and venous sampling studies have been used but are not always successful in determining the site of such lesions. We report a 40-year-old patient with the ectopic ACTH syndrome due to a 0.6-cm bronchial carcinoid tumour which was successfully localized by 111indium-DTPA labelled octreotide scintigraphy. |
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