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2575624

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-3-7
pubmed:abstractText
A 37-year-old woman with a multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2a underwent bilateral adrenalectomy and total thyroidectomy with parathyroidectomy in 1977. The left-sided pheochromocytoma was considered to be malignant. Seven yr after the initial operation, an enhanced urinary excretion-ratio of N-methyladrenaline/adrenalin suggested the possible presence of either persistent or metastatic pheochromocytoma Iodine-123-labeled metaiodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy (I-123 MIBG) showed a hot spot in the right lung. However, repeated chest-X-rays and computed tomographic scanning of the thorax remained negative. Anatomical localization of the lesion was finally obtained with magnetic resonance imaging. The surgical removal of the small pheochromocytoma was guided by the gamma-ray emission of I-123 MIBG administered iv before the operation. This case report illustrates the usefulness of new analytical methods and of new imaging techniques in the diagnosis and management of metastatic pheochromocytoma.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0391-4097
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
729-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Pre- and peroperative diagnosis of metastatic pheochromocytoma in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2a.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports