Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy with In-111-octreotide in pulmonary carcinoid tumours correlated with pathological and (18)FDG PET/CT findings

Abstract

Pulmonary carcinoid (PC) tumors are rare neoplasms of the lung with good prognosis but diagnosis may be demanding since there is no exclusive modality alone to clearly differentiate a PC tumor. The purpose of this study is to establish the diagnostic features of somatostatin receptor scintigraphy (SRS), comparatively (where available) with (18)FDG PET/CT (PET/CT) correlated with histopathologic findings.