DETECTION OF MEDULLARY CARCINOMA OF THE THYROID WITH I-131 MIBG

Authors
THOMAS CC COWAN RJ ALBERTSON DA COOPER MR
Citation
Cc. Thomas et al., DETECTION OF MEDULLARY CARCINOMA OF THE THYROID WITH I-131 MIBG, Clinical nuclear medicine, 19(12), 1994, pp. 1066-1068
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Clinical nuclear medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
03639762
Volume
19
Issue
12
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1066 - 1068
Database
ISI
SICI code
0363-9762(1994)19:12<1066:DOMCOT>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Imaging with I-131 MIBG has proved useful for the detection of pheochr omocytoma, neuroblastoma, and other neoplasms of neural crest origin. The authors present a case of a patient who was initially diagnosed as having follicular carcinoma of the thyroid in which I-131 MIBG played a key role in leading to the diagnosis of medullary carcinoma of the thyroid. Local and distant metastases were detected using I-131 MIBG i maging. Uptake of I-131 MIBG by medullary carcinoma of the thyroid has both diagnostic and therapeutic implications.