Expression of somatostatin receptors in hepatocellular carcinoma.

• Main Author: Tan, Hock Jin.
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Human anatomy and physiology::Endocrinology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/42862
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a prevalent malignant liver tumour worldwide.Somatostatin receptors (SSTR) are expressed in HCC and can be detected and applied in nuclear medicine. But small and early tumours are difficult to pick up radiologically. Little is known about the difference of using ge...