ea0047oc15 | Spotlight on Neuroendocrine tumours | Theranostics2016
Kaemmerer Daniel
, Saenger Joerg
, Arsenic Ruza
, D'Haese Jan G.
, Neumann Jens
, Singh Aviral
, Baum Richard P.
, Schulz Stefan
, Lupp Amelie
Background: Paragangliomas are predominantly benign tumors, but in some cases invasive growth and also metastasis is observed. Given the limited number of nonsurgical treatment options, novel target structures for diagnostics and therapy of this tumor entity are urgently needed.Aims: In the present study the expression of the five somatostatin receptor (SSTR) subtypes as well as of the chemokine receptor CXCR4 and of the endothelin receptor A (ETA) was e...