Iodine-131 MIBG uptake in hydronephrosis due to compression by a large adrenal mass

Authors
Akaki, S Yasui, K Sasai, N Togami, I Takeda, Y Hiraki, Y Kaku, S Kumon, H
Citation
S. Akaki et al., Iodine-131 MIBG uptake in hydronephrosis due to compression by a large adrenal mass, CLIN NUCL M, 24(3), 1999, pp. 192-193
Citations number
2
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging
Journal title
CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ISSN journal
03639762 → ACNP
Volume
24
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
192 - 193
Database
ISI
SICI code
0363-9762(199903)24:3<192:IMUIHD>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
A 74-year-old woman underwent I-131 MIBG imaging to rule out or confirm a l eft adrenal pheochromocytoma. Significant uptake was seen in the. left side of the abdomen. Postcontrast coronal MRI revealed that this agent did not accumulate in the mass but rather in the kidney, The left kidney was compre ssed by the mass and developed hydronephrosis. Accumulation of I-131 MIBG i n the left kidney was considered to be due to urinary stasis.