Somatostatin Receptor Scintigraphy and Somatostatin Therapy in the Evaluation and Treatment of Malignant Thymoma

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Abstract
This report illustrates the potential diagnostic and therapeutic utility of somatostatin receptor scintigraphy and therapy with somatostatin. In-111 pentetreotide (In-11 octreotide), a somatostatin analog, was used to define the receptor status and the extent of disease in a case of malignant thymoma. Subsequent treatment with nonradioactive somatostatin inhibited tumor growth. In-111 octreotide may be usfeul to define tumor receptor status and may provide prognostic information useful in determining subsequent therapy.