TABLE 1

Patient Characteristics

Patient no.Age (y)SexLocation of primaryTumor differentiationTumor sites*Therapy before PET
170MMediastinumCarcinoidb, m, lu, liirrad, cht, oct-h
242MPancreasCarcinoidpNone
352FUnknownCarcinoidb, oNone
474FUnknownCarcinoidm, li, osurg, cht
567MIleocecalCarcinoidb, li, osurg, emb
672FPancreasCarcinoidb, lisurg, irrad, cht, oct-h
767FUnknownCarcinoidosurg
856MIleocecalCarcinoidb, m, li, osurg, emb, oct-c, IFN
945FPancreasGlucagonomab, li, osurg, irrad, IFN, oct-c, oct-h
1060MPancreasSomatostatinomab, li, osurg, IFN, cht, oct-h
1146MPancreasCarcinoidli, psurg, emb
1261MUnknownCarcinoidb, m, lu, licht
1345MIleocecalCarcinoidb, licht, emb
1470MUnknownCarcinoidlisurg
1553MUnknownGastrinomalisurg, oct-h
1661FIleocecalCarcinoidm, lu, li, osurg, emb, oct-h
1772FUnknownCarcinoidb, m, li, oNone
1847FPancreasGastrinomali, osurg
1957MPancreasCarcinoidli, p, ocht, IFN, oct-c
2063FLungCarcinoidb, m, lusurg, cht
2169FStomachGastrinomaosurg
2281MRectumCarcinoidb, oirrad
2359MUnknownCarcinoidlu, li,surg, cht, oct-h
  • * Tumor sites: b = bone; m = mediastinal; lu = lung; li = liver; p = pancreatic; o = others.

  • Therapies: irrad = irradiation; cht = chemotherapy; oct-h = 90Y-labeled octreotide; surg = surgery; emb = embolization; oct-c = inactive octreotide; IFN = interferon-α.