I-123 MIBG imaging and intraoperative localization of metastatic pheochromocytoma: a case report.

TY - JOUR

T1 - I-123 MIBG imaging and intraoperative localization of metastatic pheochromocytoma: a case report.

AU - Buhl, Thora

AU - Mortensen, Jann

AU - Kjaer, Andreas

N1 - Keywords: 3-Iodobenzylguanidine; Abdomen; Adrenal Gland Neoplasms; Humans; Intraoperative Period; Iodine Radioisotopes; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Pheochromocytoma; Preoperative Care; Radiopharmaceuticals; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

PY - 2002

Y1 - 2002

N2 - The authors describe the diagnostic use of I-123 MIBG scintigraphy in a 61-year-old man who was thought to have a recurrence 25 years after a left adrenalectomy for a pheochromocytoma. Preoperative I-123 MIBG scintigraphy was performed twice along with intraoperative gamma probe localization of the lesions. The preoperative MIBG scintigraphy revealed three pathologic processes in the upper left abdomen, whereas computed tomographic scanning identified only one site of involvement. All three metastatic lesions were removed successfully with the aid of a gamma probe. Preoperative I-123 MIBG scintigraphy, combined with intraoperative gamma probe identification of I-123 MIBG foci, is feasible and a valuable tool to detect malignant masses possibly overlooked by other imaging techniques.

AB - The authors describe the diagnostic use of I-123 MIBG scintigraphy in a 61-year-old man who was thought to have a recurrence 25 years after a left adrenalectomy for a pheochromocytoma. Preoperative I-123 MIBG scintigraphy was performed twice along with intraoperative gamma probe localization of the lesions. The preoperative MIBG scintigraphy revealed three pathologic processes in the upper left abdomen, whereas computed tomographic scanning identified only one site of involvement. All three metastatic lesions were removed successfully with the aid of a gamma probe. Preoperative I-123 MIBG scintigraphy, combined with intraoperative gamma probe identification of I-123 MIBG foci, is feasible and a valuable tool to detect malignant masses possibly overlooked by other imaging techniques.

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 11852305

SN - 0363-9762

VL - 27

SP - 183

EP - 185

JO - Clinical Nuclear Medicine

JF - Clinical Nuclear Medicine

IS - 3

ER -