title: [Differential diagnosis in adrenal gland tumors using PET and 11C-metomidate].
abstract: We have investigated 13 patients with incidentaloma using PET with 11C-metomidate. The patients included six adrenocortical adenomas, one adrenal cancer, two pheochromocytomas, one myelolipoma, one benign cyst and two metastases. A very high tracer uptake was observed in all tumors originating from the adrenal cortex, allowing excellent visualisation, whereas all other processes were negative. PET with 11C-metomidate is a very promising method for the characterisation of incidentalomas and is suggested to be included very early in the evaluation of these patients.
authors.affiliation: Kirurgiska Kliniken, Akademiska Sjukhuset, Uppsala.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Juhlin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Törnblom
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rastad
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bergström
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bonasera
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sundin
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Långström
mesh_terms: D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005045:Etomidate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D006801:Humans; D011849:Radioactive Tracers; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D011849:Radioactive Tracers; C084586:metomidate; D005045:Etomidate
vernacular_title: Differentialdiagnostik av binjuretumör med PET och 11C-metomidat.