Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 1990 Feb;15(2):101-4.
doi: 10.1097/00003072-199002000-00008.

Late presentation of metastatic pheochromocytoma: a problem case solved by I-131 MIBG scintigraphy

O Geatti  1 , B Shapiro, L Virgolini
Affiliations
Case Reports

Late presentation of metastatic pheochromocytoma: a problem case solved by I-131 MIBG scintigraphy

O Geatti et al. Clin Nucl Med. 1990 Feb.

Abstract

A patient presented with recurrent pheochromocytoma 10 years following the apparently successful surgical cure of a right adrenal pheochromocytoma. Conventional medical imaging techniques, (chest radiograph, abdominal ultrasound, and abdominal CT) suggested local recurrence for which surgery was planned. I-131 MIBG scintigraphy revealed disseminated metastatic disease that rendered attempts at surgical cure futile. The patient was treated with three therapeutic doses of I-131 MIBG with good symptomatic palliation and improvement of some biochemical parameters.

PubMed Disclaimer

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources