title: Detection of medullary carcinoma of the thyroid with I-131 MIBG.
abstract: Imaging with I-131 MIBG has proved useful for the detection of pheochromocytoma, neuroblastoma, and other neoplasms of neural crest origin. The authors present a case of a patient who was initially diagnosed as having follicular carcinoma of the thyroid in which I-131 MIBG played a key role in leading to the diagnosis of medullary carcinoma of the thyroid. Local and distant metastases were detected using I-131 MIBG imaging. Uptake of I-131 MIBG by medullary carcinoma of the thyroid has both diagnostic and therapeutic implications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157-1088.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Cowan
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Albertson
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine; D018263:Adenocarcinoma, Follicular / Q000175:diagnosis; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018276:Carcinoma, Medullary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007462:Iodobenzenes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007462:Iodobenzenes; D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid