ADRENOCORTICAL SCINTIGRAPHY WITH I-131 6-BETA-IODOMETHYL-NORCHOLESTEROL (NP-59) IN BILATERAL ADRENOCORTICAL CARCINOMA

Authors
HERNANDEZ GR PALLARES FJC BARTUAL AR RODRIGO ST AMPUDIABLASCO FJ AVALOS CRD
Citation
Gr. Hernandez et al., ADRENOCORTICAL SCINTIGRAPHY WITH I-131 6-BETA-IODOMETHYL-NORCHOLESTEROL (NP-59) IN BILATERAL ADRENOCORTICAL CARCINOMA, Nuklearmedizin, 37(4), 1998, pp. 141-145
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Nuklearmedizin → ACNP
Volume
37
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
141 - 145
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
A case of a 49-year-old man suffering from bilateral adrenocortical ca rcinoma with local and secondary rapid progression is reported. The re sults of adrenocortical scintigraphy (NP 59) and histological findings allowed the diagnosis. This case report and a literature review showe d the importance of using adrenocortical scintigraphy as a complementa ry imaging procedure of CT or MR images.