Frequent expression of somatostatin receptor 2a in olfactory neuroblastomas: a new and distinctive feature

Olfactory neuroblastoma (ONB) is a malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm with a usually slow course, but with considerable recurrence rate. Many neuroendocrine tumors have shown good response to the treatment with somatostatin analogues and somatostatin radioreceptor therapy. In ONBs, there are scarce data on somatostatin-based treatment and the cellular expression of somatostatin receptors (SSTR), the prerequisite for binding and effect of somatostatin on normal and tumor cells. The aim of our study was to investigate the immunohistochemical expression of somatostatin receptor (SSTR) 2A and 5 in a cohort of 40 ONBs.

Source: Human Pathology - May 25, 2018 Category: Pathology Authors: Piotr Czapiewski, Micha ł Kunc, Adam Gorczyński, Johannes Haybaeck, Krzysztof Okoń, Joanna Reszec, Anna Lewczuk, Jaroslaw Dzierzanowski, Joanna Karczewska, Wojciech Biernat, Mario Turri-Zanoni, Paolo Castelnuovo, Cecilia Taverna, Alessandro Franchi, St Tags: Original Contributions Source Type: research