Endocrine Abstracts

Background: 11C-methionine positron emission tomography (Met-PET) is a potentially important imaging adjunct in the diagnostic workup of pituitary adenomas, including somatotroph tumours. Met-PET can identify residual or occult disease and make definitive therapies accessible for a subgroup of patients who would otherwise require lifelong medical therapy. However, data on its use is still limited to small case series. Here, we report the currently largest sing...