| Umbilical hernia simulating recurrent carcinoid on octreoscan. | |
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PMID: 21637071 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Physiologic bowel activity on In-111 octreotide imaging is commonly seen. However, on occasion, normal bowel activity may mimic lesions in the abdomen, which can be very difficult to differentiate, particularly after surgical intervention. We report a case of focal bowel activity simulating a lesion in a patient who had an In-111 octreotide scan (Octreoscan), postoperatively, looking for recurrent carcinoid. SPECT/CT demonstrated that the uptake was localized in the anterior abdomen, and corresponded to a loop of bowel within a ventral hernia at the site of surgical incision. The correlation with CT as well as the precise localization made possible by the fusion images helped avoid misinterpretation of this finding as possible recurrent carcinoid. |
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David A Hirschl; Yi Li; K J Chun; Leonard M Freeman |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Clinical nuclear medicine Volume: 36 ISSN: 1536-0229 ISO Abbreviation: Clin Nucl Med Publication Date: 2011 Jul |
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Created Date: 2011-06-03 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7611109 Medline TA: Clin Nucl Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 595-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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From the Departments of *Radiology and †Nuclear Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY. |
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