PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Klaas P. Koopmans
AU  - Adrienne H. Brouwers
AU  - Marjolijn N. De Hooge
AU  - Anouk N. Van der Horst-Schrivers
AU  - Ido P. Kema
AU  - Bruce H. Wolffenbuttel
AU  - Elisabeth G. De Vries
AU  - Pieter L. Jager
TI  - Carcinoid Crisis After Injection of 6-<sup>18</sup>F-Fluorodihydroxyphenylalanine in a Patient with Metastatic Carcinoid
DP  - 2005 Jul 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine
PG  - 1240--1243
VI  - 46
IP  - 7
4099  - http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/46/7/1240.short
4100  - http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/46/7/1240.full
SO  - J Nucl Med2005 Jul 01; 46
AB  - 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.