Imaging appearances of metastases from neuroendocrine tumours of the pancreas.

Date publication

novembre 2001

Journal

The British journal of radiology

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr CADIOT Guillaume

Tous les auteurs :
Debray MP, Geoffroy O, Laissy JP, Lebtahi R, Silbermann-Hoffman O, Henry-Feugeas MC, Cadiot G, Mignon M, Schouman-Claeys E

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11709476

Résumé

Endocrine tumours of the pancreas (ETPs) are rare neoplasms that are frequently malignant. Despite their usual slow growth, metastases do occur and have a major impact on prognosis. Metastases may be the first manifestation of disease, and recognition of particular radiological features of these hypervascular metastases should suggest their possible neuroendocrine origin. Although somatostatin receptor scintigraphy has changed the imaging strategy for these tumours and has become their principal imaging modality, radiological techniques are still required for precise localization of scintigraphic hot spots and monitoring of response to therapy. This pictorial review shows the typical radiological features of ETP metastases and emphasizes the role of different imaging modalities.

Mots clés

Bone Neoplasms, diagnosis, Gastrinoma, diagnosis, Humans, Insulinoma, diagnosis, Liver Neoplasms, diagnostic imaging, Lung Neoplasms, diagnosis, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Neuroendocrine Tumors, diagnosis, Pancreatic Neoplasms, diagnosis, Peritoneal Neoplasms, diagnosis, Radionuclide Imaging, Receptors, Somatostatin, metabolism, Spinal Neoplasms, diagnosis, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Vipoma, diagnosis

Référence

Br J Radiol. 2001 Nov;74(887):1065-70