Degirmenci B, Bekis R, Sen M, Durak H, Derebek E
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Medical School, Izmir, Turkey.
Nuklearmedizin. 1999;38(7):306-8.
Indium-111 octreotide uptake has been reported in various somatostatin receptor positive tumors, granulomas and autoimmune diseases in which activated leucocytes may play a role, subcutaneous cavernous hemangioma and angiofibroma. We present Indium-111 octreotide uptake in a surgical abdominal scar tissue 1.5 and 6 months after surgery in a patient who had been treated for recurrent carcinoid tumor in the rectosigmoid junction. Indium-111 octreotide uptake in a surgical scar may be related to the binding to somatostatin receptors in the activated lymphocytes and fibroblasts that is previously reported.
