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18097293

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-12-21
pubmed:abstractText
Somatostatin receptors have been identified in many tissues throughout the human body. Alterations in the expression of somatostatin receptors have been reported in many disease states including both tumorous and nontumorous conditions. Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy utilizing OctreoScan (Mallinckrodt Medical, Inc., St. Louis, MO), a radiolabled form of octreotide, has been reported to be a highly sensitive imaging technique for identifying pathology, such as neuroendocrine tumors, that are somatostatin receptor dense. Unfortunately, many conditions cause an increase in the quantity of somatostatin receptors and therefore may cause false positive Octreoscans. In this report, we discuss the alterations in somatostatin receptors that occur with Crohn's disease and describe a case of an OctreoScan-positive inflammatory mass mimicking a carcinoid tumor.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0192-0790
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
42
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
66-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
OctreoScan positive Crohn's disease mimicking an ileal carcinoid tumor.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 676 North St. Clair Street, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports