Abstract
A case of a patient with small cell lung cancer and right submandibular node enlargement due to granulomatous lymphadenitis is presented. Diagnostic procedures included: biopsy of the cervical node, transmission computed tomography of the chest, bronchoscopic examination and biopsy of the pulmonary lesion. The patient underwent 111In-octreotide scintigraphy (whole body and single photon emission tomography) which revealed both lesions. We conclude that granulomatous lesions are to be considered as a possible cause of false positive results, when octreotide scintigraphy is used to evaluate distant metastases in patients with known cancer.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 576-578 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of nuclear biology and medicine (Turin, Italy : 1991) |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 1994 |
Keywords
- In-octreotide
- small-cell lung cancer
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Medicine(all)