Radioguided detection of a non-palpable occult lesion (ROLL) in a case of abdominal metastasis of a neuroendocrine tumor.

Radioguided detection of a non-palpable occult lesion (ROLL) in a case of abdominal metastasis of a neuroendocrine tumor. Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2020 Oct 07;112:768-771 Authors: Badenes Romero Á, Orozco Cortés J, Balaguer Muñoz D, Abreu Sánchez P, Mut Dólera T, Gómez Abril SÁ, Dolz Gaitón R, Caballero Calabuig E, Cueto Cañadas B, Latorre Agraz I, Reyes Ojeda MD, Plancha Mansanet C, Esteban Hurtado Á Abstract Neuroendocrine tumors (NET) are a heterogeneous group of neoplasms that originate in tissues derived from the neural crest, whose characteristic feature is the expression of neuroendocrine markers and somatostatin receptors. Here, we present the case of a patient with a surgically intervened small bowel NET. Focal uptake was identified in the unresected mesentery in the scintigraphy of somatostatin receptors (99mTc-Tektrotyd). A second intervention was performed with intraoperative radio-guided detection with a gamma probe and a handheld SPECT. An intraoperative radioguided technique allowed the detection of a lesion that was confirmed by histology to be a lymph node metastasis of the NET and a nodule of NET in the anastomosis of the first surgical intervention. PMID: 33023293 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Rev Esp Enferm Dig Source Type: research