Gallium-67 uptake by a benign adrenocortical adenoma

Journal Article · Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1988 · J. Nucl. Med.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6924265

Jackson, J A; Naul, L G; Montgomery, J L; Carpentier, W R; Roberts, J W

A 55-yr-old man presented with an atypical relapsing meningitis and was found to have intense unilateral adrenal uptake by /sup 67/Ga imaging. Computed tomography showed a 4-cm right adrenal mass which was hypointense on the T1-weighted images and mildly hyperintense on the T2-weighted images of a magnetic resonance (MR) scan. At surgery, a coincidental benign adrenocortical adenoma was found. Because /sup 67/Ga uptake is usually associated with inflammatory or malignant lesions and malignant adrenal lesions are hyperintense on T2-weighted MR images, these findings contributed to diagnostic uncertainty in this patient. Thus, a nonhyperfunctional adrenocortical adenoma may be associated with abnormal /sup 67/Ga uptake and atypical MR findings.

• Research Organization: Scott and White Clinic, Temple, TX (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6924265
• Journal Information: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Vol. 29:8
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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