title: Novel use of F-DOPA PET/CT imaging in a child with paraganglioma/pheochromocytoma syndrome.
abstract: We report the use of F-DOPA PET/CT imaging in the evaluation of a teenager with marked hypertension and right pararenal, left adrenal and left para-aortic mass lesions. The use of the modality for this clinical application has not been described previously within the pediatric imaging literature. The value of this technique relative to conventional imaging modalities is discussed and warrants consideration of its use, if available, for evaluating children with suspected paragangliomas/pheochromocytomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, British Columbia Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, 4480 Oak St, Vancouver, Canada V6H 3N1. daniel.levine@ubc.ca
authors.forename: Daniel S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: Daniel L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Metzger
authors.forename: Helen R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Nadel
authors.forename: Angelica
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oviedo
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Adam
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Skarsgard
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D004295:Dihydroxyphenylalanine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013577:Syndrome; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional; D051598:Whole Body Imaging
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; C043437:fluorodopa F 18; D004295:Dihydroxyphenylalanine