| Literature DB >> 20675460 |
C Rottenburger1, E Juettner, A C Harttrampf, M Hentschel, U Kontny, J Roessler.
Abstract
Radio-iodinated metaiodobenzylguanidine ((123)I-MIBG) is used for the detection and staging of neuroblastoma, pheochromcytoma and other neuroendocrine tumours in diagnostic nuclear medicine. A specific uptake and storage mechanism provides the basis for imaging with (123)I-MIBG. Nevertheless, cases of false-positive (123)I-MIBG scintigraphy with accumulation in non-chromaffin tumours have been described. Here, we present a case of a false-positive (123)I-MIBG scan in a case of a mast-cell infiltrated infantile haemangioma and discuss the possible uptake mechanism.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20675460 PMCID: PMC3473506 DOI: 10.1259/bjr/40750533
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Radiol ISSN: 0007-1285 Impact factor: 3.039