ea0016p283 | Endocrine tumours | ECE2008
Faggiano Antongiulio
, Tavares Lidice
, Milone Francesco
, Mansueto Gelsomina
, Ramundo Valeria
, De Caro Maria Laura Del Basso
, Lombardi Gaetano
, De Rosa Gaetano
, Colao Annamaria
Background: Expression of somatostatin receptor (SST) and therapy with somatostatin analogues have been scarcely investigated in parathyroid tumors.Objective: To evaluate the effects of depot long acting octreotide (OCT-LAR) on primary hyperparathyroidism in patients affected with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN-1).Subjects and methods: Eight patients with a genetically confirmed MEN-1 were enrolled. All patients presented...