| Literature DB >> 16000294 |
Klaas P Koopmans1, Adrienne H Brouwers, Marjolijn N De Hooge, Anouk N Van der Horst-Schrivers, Ido P Kema, Bruce H Wolffenbuttel, Elisabeth G De Vries, Pieter L Jager.
Abstract
A carcinoid crisis is a severe complication of the carcinoid syndrome that can arise in patients with advanced metastatic neuroendocrine tumors. It can be initiated by stress, catecholamines, and tumor manipulation. In this article, we report a case in which an injection with the catecholamine tracer 6-18F-fluorodihydroxyphenylalanine, used for PET, induced a carcinoid crisis. Octreotide can be used for treatment and should be available. Tracer injection should be slow.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID： 16000294
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Nucl Med ISSN： 0161-5505 Impact factor: 10.057