Somatostatin-receptor scintigraphy of subcutaneous and thyroid metastases from bronchial carcinoid.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We present a case of bronchial carcinoid tumor with multiple metastases in the retina, subcutaneous tissues and thyroid gland. These metastatic lesions were detected by 111In-pentetreotide scintigraphy 15 yr after removal of the primary tumor. The extensive metastatic involvement documented on scintigraphy spared the patient unnecessary total thyroidectomy and directed the attention of the primary physician to previously unknown and potentially more important foci of metastatic disease.
Medical subject headings
- Bronchial Neoplasms
- Carcinoid Tumor
- Indium Radioisotopes
- Soft Tissue Neoplasms
- Somatostatin
- Thyroid Neoplasms