TABLE 1

Characteristics of Primary Tumor, Metastatic Lesions, and Treatment

CharacteristicNumber of patientsPercentage of patients
Primary site of tumor
 Small bowel1963.3
 Pancreas310.0
 Lung26.7
 Appendix13.3
 Colon13.3
 Unknown413.3
Primary tumor present
 First scan1653.3
 Second scan1033.3
Tumor grading
 Grade I413.3
 Grade II1240.0
 Grade III26.7
 N/A1240.0
Percentage of Ki-67
 <5310.0
 5–10620.0
 10–2026.7
 20–30310.0
 N/A1653.3
Treatment
 No treatment1963.3
 Tumor resection1033.3
 Surgery + SIR-Spheres13.3
Interval treatment (other than Sandostatin LAR)
 No treatment2170.0
 Surgery620.0
 Chemotherapy310.0
68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT result
 <3 focal lesions
  First scan516.7
  Second scan620.0
 ≥3 focal lesions
  First scan2583.3
  Second scan2480.0
Metastatic involvement*
 Liver
  First scan2066.7
  Second scan2170.0
 Lymph node
  First scan2170.0
  Second scan2376.7
 Lung
  First scan26.7
  Second scan26.7
 Bone
  First scan620.0
  Second scan723.3
 Adnexa
  First scan13.3
  Second scan13.3
 Pancreas
  First scan13.3
  Second scan13.3
Analyzed lesions
 Total160
 Liver73
 Lymph node60
 Bone23
 Lung2
 Other2
  • * Frequency of tumoral involvement of each organ detected by 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT.

  • Number of tumoral lesions in 2 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT studies.

  • N/A = not available.