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An octreotide scan is a type of SPECT scintigraphy used to find carcinoid, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, and to localize sarcoidosis.It is also called somatostatin receptor scintigraphy (SRS).
Octreotide is used for the treatment of growth hormone producing tumors (acromegaly and gigantism), when surgery is contraindicated, pituitary tumors that secrete thyroid-stimulating hormone (thyrotropinoma), [citation needed] diarrhea and flushing episodes associated with carcinoid syndrome, and diarrhea in people with vasoactive intestinal peptide-secreting tumors ().
Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are neoplasms that arise from cells of the endocrine and nervous systems.They most commonly occur in the intestine, where they are often called carcinoid tumors, but they are also found in the pancreas, lung, and the rest of the body.
Cancer is typically treated with surgery, radiation and sometimes chemotherapy. But a new study suggests this standard protocol might not be necessary for a common form of early-stage breast cancer.
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Martin Adel Makary (/ m ə ˈ k æ r i /) is a British-American surgeon, professor, author, and medical commentator.He practices surgical oncology and gastrointestinal laparoscopic surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, is Mark Ravitch Chair in Gastrointestinal Surgery at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and is the chief of Islet Transplant Surgery at Johns Hopkins.
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