Ectopic acromegaly: Localization of the pituitary growth hormone-releasing hormone producing tumor by In-111 pentetreotide scintigraphy and report of two cases

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 841-843

  Morel, Olivier ^a   Giraud, Philippe ^a   Bernier, Marie Odile ^a   Le Jeune, Jean Jacques ^b   Rohmer, Vincent ^b   Jallet, Pierre ^a  

^a CENTRE PAUL PAPIN   (France)

^b ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Ectopic acromegaly; Indium 111 pentetreotide; Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; PENTETREOTIDE IN 111; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL HYPERPLASIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECTOPIC ACROMEGALY; FEMALE; GALACTORRHEA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PANCREAS SCINTISCANNING; RARE DISEASE; SCINTIGRAPHY; SOMATIC CELL;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; CARCINOMA, NEUROENDOCRINE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PARANEOPLASTIC ENDOCRINE SYNDROMES; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RARE DISEASES; SOMATOSTATIN;

EID: 9344224579     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003072-200412000-00025     Document Type: Article

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