title: The diagnosis of nonfunctioning pheochromocytoma. The role of I-123 MIBG imaging.
abstract: A patient with an asymptomatic nonsecreting left adrenal pheochromocytoma concentrated I-123 MIBG. Iodine-123 MIBG scintigraphy showed abnormal uptake in the left adrenal bed. The authors conclude that I-123 MIBG imaging may allow the in vivo diagnosis of non-functioning pheochromocytomas when there is no clinical evidence of disease and other laboratory measurements are not helpful for tumor diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Università degli Studi Federico II, Napoli, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maurea
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lastoria
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cuocolo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Celentano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salvatore
mesh_terms: D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007462:Iodobenzenes; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007462:Iodobenzenes; D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine