Neuroendocrine adenoma of the middle ear (NAME) represents a rare tumour consisting of an adenoma with mixed neuroendocrine differentiation. A 40-year-old woman was referred to our attention to further investigate the occurrence of a pathological tissue located in the mastoid process of the left temporal bone depicted by head CT and MRI scans. Histopathological examination revealed an epithelial neoplasm with neuroendocrine differentiation features, consistent with the diagnosis of NAME. In order to obtain an accurate differential diagnosis and confirmation of this rare disease, 111In-Octreoscan single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)/CT and 68Ga-DOTANOC positron emission tomography (PET)/CT were performed, both showing overexpression of somatostatin receptors and thus corroborating the histopathological findings.
111In-Octreoscan SPECT/CT hybrid imaging and 68Ga-DOTANOC PET/CT in neuroendocrine adenoma of the middle ear (NAME) / Pontico, M.; Frantellizzi, V.; Cosma, L.; De Vincentis, G.. - In: INDIAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY AND IMAGING - NEW SERIES. - ISSN 0971-3026. - 30:3(2020), pp. 400-404.
Titolo: | 111In-Octreoscan SPECT/CT hybrid imaging and 68Ga-DOTANOC PET/CT in neuroendocrine adenoma of the middle ear (NAME) | |
Autori: | PONTICO, MARIANO (Primo) FRANTELLIZZI, VIVIANA (Secondo) DE VINCENTIS, Giuseppe (Ultimo) | |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2020 | |
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Citazione: | 111In-Octreoscan SPECT/CT hybrid imaging and 68Ga-DOTANOC PET/CT in neuroendocrine adenoma of the middle ear (NAME) / Pontico, M.; Frantellizzi, V.; Cosma, L.; De Vincentis, G.. - In: INDIAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY AND IMAGING - NEW SERIES. - ISSN 0971-3026. - 30:3(2020), pp. 400-404. | |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11573/1455285 | |
Appartiene alla tipologia: | 01i Case report |
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