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

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  1. Endocr Relat Cancer vol. 17 no. 1 R53-R73