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Journal of Nuclear Medicine Vol. 46 No. 7 1240-1243
© 2005 by Society of Nuclear Medicine

Special Contribution

Carcinoid Crisis After Injection of 6-18F-Fluorodihydroxyphenylalanine in a Patient with Metastatic Carcinoid

Klaas P. Koopmans, MD1, Adrienne H. Brouwers, MD, PhD1, Marjolijn N. De Hooge, PharmD2, Anouk N. Van der Horst-Schrivers, MD3, Ido P. Kema, PhD4, Bruce H. Wolffenbuttel, MD, PhD5, Elisabeth G. De Vries, MD, PhD3 and Pieter L. Jager, MD, PhD1

1 Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
2 Departments of Nuclear Medicine and Pharmacy, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
3 Department of Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
4 Department of Clinical Chemistry, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
5 Department of Endocrinology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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.

Key Words: 18F-DOPA • carcinoid syndrome • carcinoid crisis • neuroendocrine tumors




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