title: Value of intravenous digital subtraction angiography to demonstrate hypervascular endocrine tumors: report of two cases.
abstract: We describe two cases of hypervascular, endocrine tumors demonstrated by intravenous digital subtraction angiography (IV DSA), the first an insulinoma in the head of the pancreas and the second a pheochromocytoma of the left-side adrenal gland. The limitations of IV DSA to reveal these tumors is considered as well as the possible value of the modality as a screening procedure for endocrine neoplasms.
mesh_terms: D007516:Adenoma, Islet Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007340:Insulinoma / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013382:Subtraction Technique