Carcinoid Crisis After Injection of 6-18F-Fluorodihydroxyphenylalanine in a Patient with Metastatic Carcinoid

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Marjolijn N. De Hooge¹  Adrienne H. Brouwers¹  Elisabeth G. De Vries¹  Anouk N. Van der Horst-Schrivers¹  Pieter L. Jager¹  Ido P. Kema¹  Klaas P. Koopmans¹  Bruce H. Wolffenbuttel¹ 

关键词: ¹⁸F-DOPA;    carcinoid syndrome;    carcinoid crisis;    neuroendocrine tumors;   

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学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Society of Nuclear Medicine

【 摘 要 】

A carcinoid crisis is a severe complication of the carcinoid syndrome that can arise in patients with advanced metastatic neuroendocrine tumors. It can be initiated by stress, catecholamines, and tumor manipulation. In this article, we report a case in which an injection with the catecholamine tracer 6-18F-fluorodihydroxyphenylalanine, used for PET, induced a carcinoid crisis. Octreotide can be used for treatment and should be available. Tracer injection should be slow.

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