In 111 pentetreotide (OctreoScan)

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  • Peptide analog of somatostatin and octerotide
  • Binds to tumors with somatostatin receptors (neuroendocrine tumors)
  • Normal uptake hottest in kidneys and spleen, less liver, no bone uptake


Sensitivity: gastrinoma (95%), carcinoid (80%), glucagonoma (70%), medullary thyroid (50%), pheochromocytoma and neuroblastoma (90%), small cell lung (70%), lymphoma (70%), breast cancer (70%).