title: Olfactory neuroblastoma visualized by Technetium-99m-ECD SPECT.
abstract: We describe a case of olfactory neuroblastoma diagnosed by 99mTc-ECD SPECT. Although MRI and CT are very important for delineating these tumors, they are, by no means, specific for neuroblastomas. 131I-MIBG scintigraphy, the standard method for imaging tumors of neural crest origin, also failed to detect a histologically proven esthesioneuroblastoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Prado
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Itabashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Noda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mariya
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Abe
mesh_terms: D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine; D000328:Adult; D003545:Cysteine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D018304:Esthesioneuroblastoma, Olfactory / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009296:Nasal Cavity; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine; C059659:technetium Tc 99m bicisate; D003545:Cysteine