Cushing's syndrome due to ectopic ACTH. Contribution of the somatostatin receptor scintigraphy

Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol. 2012 Jan-Feb;31(1):42-3. doi: 10.1016/j.remn.2011.04.004.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic / complications*
  • ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic / diagnostic imaging*
  • Adult
  • Carcinoid Tumor / diagnostic imaging*
  • Carcinoid Tumor / metabolism*
  • Cushing Syndrome / etiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Indium Radioisotopes*
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lung Neoplasms / metabolism*
  • Pentetic Acid / analogs & derivatives*
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Receptors, Somatostatin / biosynthesis

Substances

  • DTPA pentetreotide
  • Indium Radioisotopes
  • Receptors, Somatostatin
  • Pentetic Acid