title: 131I-MIBG scintigraphy in neural crest tumours.
abstract: Radioiodinated meta-iodobenzylguanidine (131I-MIBG) has been widely used for the diagnosis of neuroblastomas, pheochromocytomas, paragangliomas and medullary carcinomas of thyroid. We have developed a procedure for preparation of 131I-MIBG and studied its utility in diagnosis of primary and metastatic neural crest tumours. Studies were carried out in 54 patients. Of them 39 cases were of neuroblastomas, 1 pheochromocytoma; 6 operated medullary carcinomas; 5 paragangliomas; 2 Ewing's sarcoma and 1 Rhabdomyosarcoma; The sensitivity for the detection of primary tumours of neuroblastomas was 94% and for the detection of metastasis was 83%; while in the case of paragangliomas and medullary carcinoma, the sensitivity was 75% and 70% respectively. Our experience in the present study shows that 131I-MIBG scintigraphy is a sensitive and specific diagnostic tool to localise primary and metastatic disease of neural crest tumours.
authors.affiliation: Radiation Medicine Centre, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Parel, Bombay.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Samuel
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Murugesan
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Kurkure
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Advani
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Sonawane
authors.forename: O P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Noronha
mesh_terms: D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D018276:Carcinoma, Medullary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007462:Iodobenzenes; D009432:Neural Crest / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007462:Iodobenzenes; D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine