Few clinical studies have demonstrated an anti-proliferative activity of somatostatin (SST) analogs in carcinoids. We report the case of a woman with liver metastases of neuroendocrine tumor and no evidence of the primary tumor. The liver metastases were characterized by high proliferation indes, immunoreactiviy for somatostatin receptor (SSTR) -1,2,3 and 5and positive octreoscan. Urinary 5-hydrozyindolacetic acid, serum serotonin and chromogranin A were elevated. Slow release lanretoide (SR-LAN) therapy for 3 mo controlled clinical and biochemical signs of carcinoid tumor and caused a clear-cut reduction in the diameter of two liver metastases and disappearance of another lesion, with further reduction after 6 and 18 mo. We demonstrated a Clear-cut long-lasting antioccult carcinoid with high proliferation index and immunoreactivity for SSTR-1,2,3, and 5. Immunohistochemistry for SSTRs could be a suitable method for the selection of patients with metasatic carcinoid that may benefit from SST analog therapy.