Diagnosis and treatment of a carcinoid tumor using iodine-131 meta-iodobenzylguanidine

Journal Article · Fri Feb 28 23:00:00 EST 1986 · Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00003072-198603000-00002· OSTI ID:5741383

Hoefnagel, C A; Den Hartog Jager, F C; Van Gennip, A H; Marcuse, H R; Taal, B G

Scintigraphy using I-131 meta-iodobenzylguanidine has been introduced as an effective method to detect pheochromocytomas and neuroblastomas, and the radiopharmaceutical also is applied in therapy of these tumors. The authors present a case of a metastatic gastric carcinoid tumor, another neural crest tumor, concentrating I-131 MIBG, which was documented by conventional scintigraphy and SPECT in correlation with CT scans and colloid scintigrams of the liver. Two therapeutic attempts in this patient, using I-131 MIBG, are described. The metabolic basis of this phenomenon is discussed, and the importance of I-131 MIBG imaging in the detection of neural crest tumors is underlined.

• Research Organization: The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam
• OSTI ID: 5741383
• Journal Information: Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Journal Name: Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States) Vol. 3; ISSN CNMED
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
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DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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DRUGS
GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
GLANDS
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NERVOUS SYSTEM
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIOLOGY
RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS
RADIOTHERAPY
SCINTISCANNING
STOMACH
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