%0 Journal Article %A Elahe Pirayesh %A Mahasti Amoui %A Majid Assadi %T 99mTc-Octreotide Uptake in the Uterus and a Subserosal Myoma Mimicking Tumoral Masses %D 2014 %R 10.2967/jnmt.113.131581 %J Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology %P 77-78 %V 42 %N 1 %X The diagnostic usefulness of somatostatin receptor scintigraphy in the localization of tumors has been evaluated in several studies. Here, we present the case of a patient with a subserosal myoma diagnosed by 99mTc-labeled octreotide acetate scintigraphy. Oval and ring-shaped areas of hyperactivity in the pelvis were confirmed on MR imaging to be the uterus and a subserosal myoma. The presented case indicates that somatostatin receptors may be present in the uterus and in leiomyomas, especially in young women, and demonstrates that somatostatin may be a promising therapy for treatment of myoma. The case also demonstrates that subserosal myoma or dislocation of the uterus can result in a false-positive diagnosis, highlighting the importance of correlative imaging for accurate interpretation of the study. %U https://tech.snmjournals.org/content/jnmt/42/1/77.full.pdf