Imaging of bronchial carcinoid tumors associated to Cushing syndrome with 111In-Octreoscan scintigraphy and immunoscintigraphy with anti-chromogranin monoclonal antibodies. Report of two cases

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 191-194

  Carretta, A ^a   Chiesa, G ^a   Magnani, P ^a   Songini, C ^a   Melloni, G ^a   Zannini, P ^a   Grossi, A ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bronchial carcinoid tumor; Cushing's syndrome; Radionuclide imaging

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN; CHROMOGRANIN A; CHROMOGRANIN B; CORTICOTROPIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PENTETREOTIDE IN 111; SOMATOSTATIN RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS CARCINOID; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSCINTIGRAPHY; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MALE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; BRONCHIAL NEOPLASMS; CARCINOID TUMOR; CHROMOGRANIN A; CHROMOGRANINS; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; OCTREOTIDE; PENTETIC ACID; RADIOIMMUNODETECTION; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS;

EID: 0030969116     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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