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- Title
SUCCESSFUL PALLIATIVE PEPTIDE RECEPTOR RADIONUCLIDE THERAPY FOR IMPENDING COMPRESSION OF VENA CAVA DUE TO UNRESECTABLE LIVER METASTASIS OF NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR.
- Authors
Ataeinia, Bahar; Loberg, Christina; Kravets, Hanna; Beheshti, Mohsen; von Mallek, Dirk; Mottaghy, Felix M.; Heinzel, Alexander
- Abstract
We present the case of a 77 year old male patient with metastatic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (NET). The patient was initially treated by extensive surgical resection that however, led to severe complications with delayed recovery. During follow-up, a number of new liver metastases were detected, one of which was in segment I with impending compression of the inferior vena cava. Due to age and general condition of the patient, instead of further surgical treatment, the patient received four cycles of 177Lu-DOTATOC resulting in an overall partial response with successful tumor reduction in liver segment I, resolving an impending compression of vena cava.
- Subjects
PEPTIDE receptors; LIVER metastasis; COMPRESSION therapy; NEUROENDOCRINE tumors; VENAE cavae; VENA cava inferior; METASTASIS
- Publication
EXCLI Journal, 2019, Vol 18, p273
- ISSN
1611-2156
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17179/excli2019-1220