Subcutaneous cavernous hemangioma visualized on an indium-111-octreotide scan

J Nucl Med. 1996 Sep;37(9):1516-7.

Abstract

Indium-111-octreotide, a somatostatin analog is the first commercially available receptor-based agent. It shares the binding site of naturally occurring somatostatin and is suitable for imaging somatostatin receptor-bearing tumors. An 111In-octreotide scan performed on a 6-wk old girl showed increased uptake in a subcutaneous cavernous hemangioma, which should be added to the list of lesions that can be visualized on an octreotide scan.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Indium Radioisotopes*
  • Infant
  • Octreotide / analogs & derivatives*
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Receptors, Somatostatin / analysis*
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*

Substances

  • Indium Radioisotopes
  • Receptors, Somatostatin
  • indium-111-octreotide
  • Octreotide