Lack of utility of 111In-pentetreotide scintigraphy in localizing ectopic ACTH producing tumors: Follow-up of 18 patients

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1186-1192

  Torpy, D J ^a   Chen, C C ^b   Mullen, N ^b   Doppman, J L ^b   Carrasquillo, J A ^b   Chrousos, G P ^a   Nieman, L K ^a,b  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENTETREOTIDE IN 111; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; INDIUM; PENTETREOTIDE; SOMATOSTATIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECTOPIC CORTICOTROPIN PRODUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTIGRAPHY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCINTISCANNING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTH SYNDROME, ECTOPIC; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOMATOSTATIN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033237717     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.84.4.5576     Document Type: Article

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