DOPAMINE-PRODUCING PARAGANGLIOMA NOT VISUALIZED BY IODINE-123-MIBG SCINTIGRAPHY

Authors
VANGELDER T VERHOEVEN GT DEJONG P OEI HY KRENNING EP VUZEVSKI VD VANDENMEIRACKER AH
Citation
T. Vangelder et al., DOPAMINE-PRODUCING PARAGANGLIOMA NOT VISUALIZED BY IODINE-123-MIBG SCINTIGRAPHY, The Journal of nuclear medicine, 36(4), 1995, pp. 620-622
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
The Journal of nuclear medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
01615505
Volume
36
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
620 - 622
Database
ISI
SICI code
0161-5505(1995)36:4<620:DPNVBI>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
A patient with an aorticopulmonary paraganglioma was found to have nor mal plasma norepinephrine and epinephrine levels and elevated dopamine levels. Iodine-123-MIBG scintigraphy did not visualize this tumor. Th e same finding on a negative MIBG scan in two patients with exclusivel y dopamine-secreting chemodectomas has been previously reported. In ou r patient, [In-111-DTPA-D-Phe1]-octreotide scintigraphy proved to be a n effective imaging technique.