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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Madhu Sigdel M.B.B.S.[2]Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [3]
Overview
Other imaging studies for VIPoma include somatostatin receptor scintigraphy and PET scan.
Other Imaging Findings
Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy (Octreoscan) is used to localise the tumor, which is usually metastatic at presentation.
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![PET-CT with MBq 68-Gallium-DOTATOC showing enhancement of multiple lesions in the right lobe of the liver (upper image) and a slight enhancement in the caudal pancreas (lower image).[1]](/images/f/f3/PET_CT.jpg)
PET-CT with MBq 68-Gallium-DOTATOC showing enhancement of multiple lesions in the right lobe of the liver (upper image) and a slight enhancement in the caudal pancreas (lower image).[1]
![PET-CT with MBq 68-Gallium-DOTATOC showing enhancement of multiple lesions in the right lobe of the liver (upper image) and a slight enhancement in the caudal pancreas (lower image).[1]](/index.php/File:PET_CT.jpg)
References
- ↑ Müller, Sven; Kupka, Susan; Königsrainer, Ingmar; Northoff, Hinnak; Sotlar, Karl; Bock, Thomas; Kandolf, Reinhard; Traub, Frank; Königsrainer, Alfred; Zieker, Derek (2012). "MSH2 and CXCR4 involvement in malignant VIPoma". World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 10 (1): 264. doi:10.1186/1477-7819-10-264. ISSN 1477-7819.