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  • Title: Imaging of dopamine D2 and somatostatin receptors in vivo using single-photon emission tomography in a patient with a TSH/PRL-producing pituitary macroadenoma.
    Author: Verhoeff NP, Bemelman FJ, Wiersinga WM, van Royen EA.
    Journal: Eur J Nucl Med; 1993 Jun; 20(6):555-61. PubMed ID: 8339737.
    Abstract:
    A 28-year-old man with a thyroid stimulating hormone/prolactin (TSH/PRL)-secreting pituitary macroadenoma is discussed in relation to dopamine D2 and somatostatin receptor single-photon emission tomography (SPET). The patient presented with decreased vision in the left eye as a result of a temporal visual field defect and with mild hyperthyroidism. Medical therapy was tried. A test dose of both octreotide and bromocriptine resulted in an acute reduction in serum levels of TSH, alpha-subunits and PRL, whereas there was no response to TRIAC. Somatostatin and dopamine D2 receptors were present on the tumour as visualised by SPET with the ligands indium-111 diethylene triamine penta-acetic acid (DTPA)-octreotide (111In-SMS) and iodine-123 iodobenzamide (123I-IBZM), respectively. Therefore, treatment with octreotide 150 micrograms t.i.d. subcutaneously and bromocriptine 10 mg b.i.d. orally was given for > 12 and > 6 weeks, respectively. Following this treatment the visual defects disappeared, although tumour size, as measured by CT scanning, and serum TSH levels did not decrease. SPET with 111In-SMS and 123I-IBZM after therapy revealed no change or a possible increase in somatostatin receptor binding potential and a possible decrease in dopamine D2 receptor binding potential. The lack of long-term effects of the medical treatment is discussed. It is concluded that a high somatostatin and dopamine D2 receptor binding potential in vivo in a TSH/PRL-producing adenoma does not necessarily predict a successful outcome of medical treatment.
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