Screening of a family for chemodectoma.
59 relatives with a family history of hereditary chemodectoma have been successfully screened by means of radionuclide scintiangiography. The findings showed a close correlation with selective roentgenangiography. 3 asymptomatic patients with chemodectoma were revealed by these methods without causing discomfort to the group involved.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002345:Carotid Body Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010236:Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics*; D010375:Pedigree; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging