ea0014p168 | (1) | ECE2007
Faggiano Antongiulio
, Volante Marco
, Pia Brizzi Maria
, La Rosa Stefano
, Rapa Ida
, Ferrero Anna
, De Chiara Anna
, Righi Luisella
, Capella Carlo
, De Rosa Gaetano
, Dogliotti Luigi
, Colao Annamaria
, Papotti Mauro
Background: Typing somatostatin receptor (SSTR) expression in neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) is of relevance to target an octreotide-based diagnostic approach and treatment. The expanding use of immunohistochemistry to detect SSTR is to date not paralleled by an accurate methodological setting and standardized interpretation of the results.Objective: A multicentric study was designed to compare SSTR immunohistochemical expression with in vivo scinti...