Remarkable improvement of myocardial metaiodobenzylguanidine uptake after surgery in a patient with pheochromocytoma-a case report

Angiology. 2004 Sep-Oct;55(5):565-7. doi: 10.1177/000331970405500514.

Abstract

A patient with pheochromocytoma showed remarkable improvement of myocardial metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) uptake within a short time after surgical resection of the tumor. Myocardial MIBG findings in this case may contribute to an interpretation of the kinetics of MIBG in the human heart.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • 3-Iodobenzylguanidine / metabolism*
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Adult
  • Heart / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Myocardium / metabolism*
  • Pheochromocytoma / diagnosis
  • Pheochromocytoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Pheochromocytoma / surgery*
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Radiopharmaceuticals / metabolism*

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • 3-Iodobenzylguanidine