SCINTIGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION OF PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA
SCINTIGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION OF PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA
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DOI:
10.1056/nejm198107023050103
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发表时间:
1981-01-01
影响因子:
158.5
通讯作者:
THOMPSON, NW
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作者:
SISSON, JC;FRAGER, MS;THOMPSON, NW
A new radiopharmaceutical agent, [131I]meta-iodobenzylguanidine ([131I]MIBG), was used to produce scintigraphic images of pheochromocytomas in 8 patients. One day or more after injection, the only normal organ that displayed distinct concentrations of radioactivity was the urinary bladder. The [131I]MIBG was probably concentrated in adrenergic vesicles; in tissues where vesicles are numerous, such as pheochromocytomas, the radionuclide was retained for days. The spectrum of pheochromocytomas shown on the scintigrams was broad: intra-adrenal and extra-adrenal in location, benign and malignant in character, 0.2-65 g in wt, and with different hormone patterns in secretion. Tumors in 4 patients were not detected by computed tomography. In 1 patient, reoperation was undertaken only because the scintigram located the extra-adrenal tumors and thereby directed the surgeon''s exploration. The method offers hope of safe and reliable localization of pheochromocytomas in their many guises.