Cl. Maini et al., IN-111 OCTREOTIDE SCINTIGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION OF EN-PLAQUE MENINGIOMA - A CASE-REPORT, Clinical nuclear medicine, 20(6), 1995, pp. 508-511
A 44-year-old woman had a 13-year history of a small bulge of the left
frontal region which had increased in size during the last year. At a
dmission, an orange-sized, hard, fixed left frontal mass was found. Ma
gnetic resonance imaging showed hyperostosis in the left frontal regio
n which was causing a skull deformity and marked focal meningeal enhan
cement. A hyperostotic plaque meningioma was hypothesized. In-111 octr
eotide scintigraphy confirmed the diagnosis before surgery. In-111 oct
reotide scintigraphy allows biologic characterization of neoplasms in
vivo.