Abstract
Liver metastases from neuroendocrine tumours frequently occur and significantly worsen their prognosis. Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy (SRS) is a valuable method for the detection of somatostatin receptor-positive lesions like gastrinoma. In this case report, the importance of SRS to localize the primary tumor and the spread of disease is emphasized in a patient with neuroendocrine liver metastases. A 45-year-old man was admitted to hospital with multiple liver metastasis of neuroendocrine carcinoma. Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy showed multiple intense radiotracer uptakes in the liver and a focal tracer uptake at the right side of the upper abdominal region corresponding to duodenum or pancreas. Elevated serum gastrin levels confirmed the gastrinoma diagnosis. Conflict of interest:None declared.
Highlights
Case ReportMetastatik Gastrinomalı ve Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1) Sendromlu Hastada Somatostatin Reseptör Sintigrafisi Bulguları
Liver metastases from neuroendocrine tumours occur in up to 75% of the patients and significantly worsen their prognosis [1]
Most gastrinomas are located at the right of the superior mesenteric vessels within the head of the pancreas or at the duodenum defined as the gastrinoma triangle [3]
Summary
Metastatik Gastrinomalı ve MEN 1 Sendromlu Hastada Somatostatin Reseptör Sintigrafisi Bulguları.
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