A case of ganglioneuroma in which 131I-6β-iodomethyl-19- norcholest-5(10)-en-3β-ol scintigraphy showed high uptake in the adrenal gland leading to a misdiagnosis

Annals of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-73

  Fukumitsu, Nobuyoshi ^a   Ashida, Hirokazu ^b   Ogi, Shigeyuki ^c   Uchiyama, Mayuki ^d   Mori, Yutaka ^c   Ikemoto, Isao ^c   Sakamoto, Noriko ^c   Tojo, Katsuyoshi ^c   Kawakami, Makio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Fujisawa City Hospital   (Japan)

^c JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

131I 6beta iodomethyl 19 norcholest 5(10) en 3beta ol; Adrenal gland; Ganglioneuroma

Indexed keywords

(3 IODOBENZYL)GUANIDINE I 123; 6BETA IODOMETHYL 19 NORCHOLEST 5(10) EN 3BETA OL I 131; 6 IODOMETHYLCHOLESTEROL; 6-IODOMETHYLCHOLESTEROL; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; IODOCHOLESTEROL; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ADENOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG UPTAKE; GANGLIONEUROMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOACTIVITY; SCINTIGRAPHY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME; ADRENAL TUMOR; METABOLISM; SCINTISCANNING;

19-IODOCHOLESTEROL; ADENOMA; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; GANGLIONEUROMA; HUMANS; MALE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS;

EID: 33644825062     PISSN: 09147187     EISSN: 09147187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02985594     Document Type: Article

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