PRESURGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF A PRIMARY CARCINOID-TUMOR OF THE THYMUS WITH MIBG

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HIRANO, T [1 ]
OTAKE, H [1 ]
WATANABE, N [1 ]
ORIUCHI, N [1 ]
ZENNYOUJI, A [1 ]
FUKUDA, T [1 ]
ENDO, K [1 ]
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[1] GUNMA UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT INTERNAL MED & PATHOL,MAEBASHI,GUMMA 00371,JAPAN
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CARCINOID; THYMUS; IODINE-123-MIBG; THALLIUM-201-CHLORIDE;
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R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
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A primary carcinoid tumor of the thymus showing ectopic ACTH syndrome was evaluated scintigraphically with four radiopharmaceuticals and a fluorescence method. Iodine-123-MIBG and Tl-201-Cl scintigraphy clearly demonstrated the tumor. Gallium-67-citrate and Tc-99m(V)-DMSA showed no tumor uptake. The fluorescence method confirmed numerous storage granules of norepinephrine. lodine-123-MIBG scintigraphy could be useful in the presurgical diagnosis of carcinoid tumors of the thymus.
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