Scintigraphy in pheochromocytoma |
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Authors: | B. Winterberg M. Fischer Prof. Dr. H. Vetter |
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Affiliation: | (1) Medizinische Klinik und Medizinische Poliklinik der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany |
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Abstract: | Summary In four patients with pheochromocytoma, scintigraphy with131I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine was performed to localize hyperfunctioning adrenergic tissue. In three patients unilateral adrenal pheochromocytoma was found, whereas one patient with a malignant pheochromocytoma showed multilocular dissemination. The results document that scintigraphy with131I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine seems to be a safe and reliable method of detecting adrenal and extra-adrenal pheochromocytomas, both benign and malignant. |
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Keywords: | Pheochromocytoma Scintigraphy Adrenal glands |
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