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Accurate localization of relatively slow-growing endocrine tumors, where removal may be curative or at least reduce symptoms from the released hormones, has considerable clinical importance. This applies to parathyroid adenomas, pancreatic tumors (insulinomas and others), adrenal cortical and medullary tumors, and, to some extent, differentiated thyroid and medullary thyroid tumors. By their nature, all these tumors produce one or more unique proteins for antibody targeting and thus radioimmunodetection (RAID). At the moment, experience is limited to locating differentiated [1] and medullary thyroid tumors [2], and insulinomas [3].
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Bradwell, A., Dykes, P., Chapman, C., Thomas, G. (1990). Antibody imaging of endocrine tumors. In: Goldenberg, D.M. (eds) Cancer Imaging with Radiolabeled Antibodies. Cancer Treatment and Research, vol 51. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1497-4_17
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