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A CASE REPORT: THE ROLE OF GALLIUM-68 DOTATATE PET SCAN IN NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS
Abstract
Aims: Neuroendocrine tumors are rare neoplasms which express high quantity of somatostatin receptors. Gallium-68
DOTATATE PET scan is used to detect these tumors. In this case presentation, it is aimed to show the role of
Ga-68 DOTATATE PET scan in detecting neuroendocrine tumors.
Case Report: Sixty-four-year-old female consulted Trakya University Hospital Department of Nuclear Medicine
with a diagnosis of neuroendocrine tumors in her various visceral organs. Galium-68 DOTATATE PET scan was
used to detect the lesions and afterwards peptide receptor radionuclide therapy with Lutetium (Lu)-177 DOTATATE
was given to the patient.
Conclusion: Galium-68 DOTATATE PET scan plays a major role in detecting neuroendocrine tumors with
high accuracy.
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October 1, 2016
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Year 2016 Volume: 3 Number: 3
APA
İşkan, N. G., Keyfoğlu, M. C., & Altun, G. D. (2016). A CASE REPORT: THE ROLE OF GALLIUM-68 DOTATATE PET SCAN IN NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS. Turkish Medical Student Journal, 3(3), 83-85. https://izlik.org/JA72AW27ZP
AMA
1.İşkan NG, Keyfoğlu MC, Altun GD. A CASE REPORT: THE ROLE OF GALLIUM-68 DOTATATE PET SCAN IN NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS. TMSJ. 2016;3(3):83-85. https://izlik.org/JA72AW27ZP
Chicago
İşkan, Nur Gülce, Mehmet Can Keyfoğlu, and Gülay Durmuş Altun. 2016. “A CASE REPORT: THE ROLE OF GALLIUM-68 DOTATATE PET SCAN IN NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS”. Turkish Medical Student Journal 3 (3): 83-85. https://izlik.org/JA72AW27ZP.
EndNote
İşkan NG, Keyfoğlu MC, Altun GD (October 1, 2016) A CASE REPORT: THE ROLE OF GALLIUM-68 DOTATATE PET SCAN IN NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS. Turkish Medical Student Journal 3 3 83–85.
IEEE
[1]N. G. İşkan, M. C. Keyfoğlu, and G. D. Altun, “A CASE REPORT: THE ROLE OF GALLIUM-68 DOTATATE PET SCAN IN NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS”, TMSJ, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 83–85, Oct. 2016, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA72AW27ZP
ISNAD
İşkan, Nur Gülce - Keyfoğlu, Mehmet Can - Altun, Gülay Durmuş. “A CASE REPORT: THE ROLE OF GALLIUM-68 DOTATATE PET SCAN IN NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS”. Turkish Medical Student Journal 3/3 (October 1, 2016): 83-85. https://izlik.org/JA72AW27ZP.
JAMA
1.İşkan NG, Keyfoğlu MC, Altun GD. A CASE REPORT: THE ROLE OF GALLIUM-68 DOTATATE PET SCAN IN NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS. TMSJ. 2016;3:83–85.
MLA
İşkan, Nur Gülce, et al. “A CASE REPORT: THE ROLE OF GALLIUM-68 DOTATATE PET SCAN IN NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS”. Turkish Medical Student Journal, vol. 3, no. 3, Oct. 2016, pp. 83-85, https://izlik.org/JA72AW27ZP.
Vancouver
1.Nur Gülce İşkan, Mehmet Can Keyfoğlu, Gülay Durmuş Altun. A CASE REPORT: THE ROLE OF GALLIUM-68 DOTATATE PET SCAN IN NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS. TMSJ [Internet]. 2016 Oct. 1;3(3):83-5. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA72AW27ZP