- octreotide
- A drug similar to the naturally occurring growth hormone inhibitor somatostatin. Octreotide is used to treat diarrhea and flushing associated with certain types of tumors.
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Octreotide — Systematic (IUPAC) name (4R,7S,10S,13R,16S … Wikipedia
Octréotide — Général Nom IUPAC (4R,7S,10 … Wikipédia en Français
Octreotide scan — Diagnostics 111In pentetreotide scintigraphy of the 41 year old man with ectopic Cushing syndrome caused by a neuroendocrine carcinoma of the mesentery. Radiotracer accumulation in the left thyroid in 10/2003 (arrow). The mesenterial… … Wikipedia
octreotide scan — A type of radionuclide scan used to find carcinoid and other types of tumors. Radioactive octreotide, a drug similar to somatostatin, is injected into a vein and travels through the bloodstream. The radioactive octreotide attaches to tumor cells… … English dictionary of cancer terms
octreotide acetate — the acetate salt of octreotide, used as a treatment adjunct for the palliative treatment of diarrhea associated with gastrointestinal endocrine tumors, such as carcinoid tumors and VIPomas, and to decrease the secretion of growth hormone in… … Medical dictionary
octreotide — oc·tre·o·tide äk trē ə .tīd n a long acting synthetic analog of somatostatin that is a cyclic octapeptide, is administered esp. by subcutaneous injection in the form of its acetate C49H66N10O10S2, and is used to treat acromegaly and to treat… … Medical dictionary
octreotide — n. medication that suppresses production of hormones (from the pituitary gland, pancreas, and digestive system; provided as a treatment for excess hormone production or to alleviate tumors of these organs) … English contemporary dictionary
octreotide — n. a somatostatin analogue (see somatostatin) … The new mediacal dictionary
Yttrium Y 90-DOTA-tyr3-octreotide — (also called yttrium Y 90 SMT 487) is a substance currently being studied for its use as a treatment for certain types of cancer.It has been the subject of a trial by the National Cancer Institute to determine its effects in young cancer patients … Wikipedia
yttrium Y 90-DOTA-tyr3-octreotide — A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer. Also called yttrium Y 90 SMT 487 … English dictionary of cancer terms
