Photoscanning in Diagnosis of Carcinoma of the Pancreas
Authors: ANTONIO RODRÍGUEZ-ANTÚNEZ
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1966)

Article1 October 1966Photoscanning in Diagnosis of Carcinoma of the PancreasANTONIO RODRÍGUEZ-ANTÚNEZ, M.D., EDGAR J. FILSON, M.D., B. H. SULLIVAN JR., M.D., F.A.C.P., CHARLES H. BROWN, M.D., F.A.C.P.ANTONIO RODRÍGUEZ-ANTÚNEZ, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, EDGAR J. FILSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, B. H. SULLIVAN JR., M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, CHARLES H. BROWN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-65-4-730 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe use of75Se-tagged methionine for photoscanning the pancreas has offered promise of improved and earlier diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. The diagnostic problem in patients with early carcinoma of the pancreas is well known: the lesion may be present for several months before objective evidence becomes sufficient to warrant exploratory laparotomy, or to permit definitive diagnosis. Anorexia, weight loss, intolerance to certain foods (meat), abdominal and back pain, change in bowel habits, and symptoms of a conversion neurosis or agitated depression plague patients with carcinoma of the pancreas. The signs and symptoms of pancreatic carcinoma are nonspecific and characterize other...References1. RASKINKIRSNERPALMER HFJBWL: Role of exfoliative cytology in the diagnosis of cancer of the digestive tract. JAMA 169: 789, 1959. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. RANKINBROWN GBCH: Clinical evaluation of the results of the secretin test and of duodenal cytology in the diagnosis of pancreatic disease. Cleveland Clin. Quart. 31: 119, 1964. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. MEANEYWINKELMANSULLIVANBROWN TFEIBHCH: Selective splanchnic arteriography in the diagnosis of pancreatic tumors. Cleveland Clin. Quart. 30: 193, 1963. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. SODEE DB: Radioisotope scanning of the pancreas with selenomethionine (Se75). Radiology 83: 910, 1964. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. BLAUMANSKE MRF: The pancreas specificity of Se75-selenomethionine (abstract). J. Nucl. Med. 2: 102, 1961. Google Scholar6. BLAUMANSKEBENDER MRFMA: Clinical experience with Se-75 selenomethionine for pancreas visualization. J. Nucl. Med. 3: 202, 1962. Google Scholar7. HAYNIESVOBODAZUIDEMA TPACGD: Diagnosis of pancreatic disease by photoscanning. J. Nucl. Med. 5: 90, 1964. MedlineGoogle Scholar8. BURDINEHAYNIE JATP: Diagnosis of pancreatic carcinoma by photoscanning. JAMA 194: 979, 1965. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. RODRIGUEZ-ANTÚNEZ A: Pancreatic scanning with selenium75-methionine, utilizing morphine to enhance contrast; a preliminary report. Cleveland Clin. Quart. 31: 213, 1964. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. RODRIGUEZ-ANTÚNEZ A: Letter to the editor. The use of morphine in pancreatic scanning with Se75-methionine. J. Nucl. Med. 5: 729, 1964. Google Scholar11. BENDERBLAU MAM: Pancreas scanning with Se75-L-selenomethionine, in Scintillation Scanning in Clinical Medicine, edited by QUINN, J. L., III. W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, 1964, p. 92. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Cleveland, OhioFrom the Department of Radiation Therapy and Nuclear Medicine and the Department of Gastroenterology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.Requests for reprints should be addressed to B. H. Sullivan, Jr., M.D., 2020 E. 93rd St., Cleveland, Ohio 44106. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byRadio-isotope scanning in the diagnosis of pancreatic diseaseThe Interpretation of the Radionuclide Subtraction Scan in Pancreatic CarcinomaThe Design of Organ-Imaging RadiopharmaceuticalsScintigraphy as a Screening Test for Carcinoma of the PancreasPANCREATIC SCANNING IN THE ASSESSMENT OF PANCREATIC FUNCTION EXPERIENCES WITH 14 CASES OF PANCREATIC STEATORRHŒAPancreatic Scanning: A ReviewDiagnosis of Gastrointestinal Cancer: Current Status and Recent ProgressThe role of radionuclides in the evaluation of pancreatic blood flow, size, and exocrine functionDiagnostic accuracy of pancreatic scanning75Se-selenomethionine scanning in the diagnosis of tumours of the pancreas and adjacent viscera: The use of the test and its impact on survivalRadioisotope Scanning of the PancreasExperiences with data processing to separate the images in pancreatic scanningValue of hypotonic duodenography as an adjunct to pancreatic scanningTumor Localizing Agents VIIIPancreatic scanningValue of exfoliative cytology in pancreatic carcinoma.SCINTILLOGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF PANCREATIC DISEASECase 43-1967 1 October 1966Volume 65, Issue 4Page: 730-737KeywordsLower back painMeatMethioninePancreasPancreatic cancerPhosphatasesPlagueRadiation therapySigns and symptomsWeight loss Issue Published: 1 October 1966 PDF downloadLoading ...