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Octreotide scan
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. D Daniel Hassell IIIanswered
Radiology 30 years experience
Type of tumor scan: Used to find carcinoid and certain other tumors. Octreotide (similar to somatostatin) is labelled with a radioactive tracer and injected. It binds to ... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. Sewa Leghaanswered
Medical Oncology 52 years experience
Probably Not: An octreotide scan is commonly used to locate neuroendocrine tumors. So i doubt it is being used for any kind of heart disease.
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4.6k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 40-year-old female asked:
Dr. Clarence Grimanswered
Endocrinology 59 years experience
Tumors and HTN: 40 F asks: Can neuroendocrine tumors occur outside of the colon in setting of CT & Octreotide scan showing in cecum but colonoscopy shows nothing ... Read More
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886 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 31-year-old male asked:
A Verified Doctoranswered
Trauma Surgery 52 years experience
Yes: The OS is one of the definitive test for mets of neuroendocrine tumors
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1.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alan Alianswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Octreotide: It inhibits glucagon, growth hormone & insulin, hence it is used for acromegaly & carcinoid syndrome & to treat diarrhea in some intestinal tumors. It... Read More
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5.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 50-year-old member asked:
Dr. Venkata Chilakapatianswered
Internal Medicine - Cardiology 25 years experience
Octreotide: Octreotide mimics natural somatostatin pharmacologically, though it is a more potent inhibitor of growth hormone, glucagon, and Insulin than the natur... Read More
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4.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. William A Biermannanswered
Medical Oncology 48 years experience
This not a true chem: It is a form of somatostatin, which is used to treat symptoms from carcinoid syndrome such as severe diarrhea, itch severe flushing.
It has many othe... Read More
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5.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 43-year-old member asked:
A Verified Doctoranswered
33 years experience
Hormone, not chemo: Hi. Octreotide is a synthetic analog of the hormone, somatostatin (NO relationship to a "statin" drug). "Chemo" usually refers to some toxic anti-meta... Read More
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3.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alan Alianswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Sandostatin (octreotide): Constipation, diarrhea, foul smelling stools, gases, heartburn, headache, dizziness, nausea, muscle pain, nose bleed, hair loss, pain at site of injec... Read More
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5.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sewa Leghaanswered
Medical Oncology 52 years experience
No issues here: I do not believe there is any interaction between the tow.You should be able to take both safely.
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4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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