Table 1
Pitfalls and causes of potential misinterpretation of positive results with [111In-DTPA0]octreotide scintigraphy
Radiation pneumonitis |
Accessory spleen |
Focal collection of stools |
Surgical scar tissue |
Gallbladder uptake |
Nodular goiter |
Ventral hernia |
Bacterial pneumonia |
Respiratory infections |
Common cold (nasal uptake) |
Cerebrovascular accident |
Concomitant granulomatous disease |
Diffuse breast uptake |
Adrenal uptake |
Urine contamination |
Concomitant second primary tumor |