Endocrinologically active retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma with positive iodine-131-metaiodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 471-474

  Tosaka, Akira ^a,b   Ando, Masao ^a   Arisawa, Chizuru ^a   Okano, Tadao ^a  

^a Department of Urology   (Japan)

^b Department of Rehabilitation   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catecholamine; Ganglioneuroma; Iodine 131 metaiodobenzylguanidine

Indexed keywords

(3 IODOBENZYL)GUANIDINE; CATECHOLAMINE; DOPAMINE; IODINE 131; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GANGLIONEUROMA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTIGRAPHY;

3-IODOBENZYLGUANIDINE; CATECHOLAMINES; FEMALE; GANGLIONEUROMA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RETROPERITONEAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0032867145     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2042.1999.00095.x     Document Type: Article

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