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Imaging of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma and Hyperfunctioning Adrenal Medulla Using Iodine-131 Metaiodobenzylguanidine

Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, and Department of Internal Medicine, LAC-USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California

Correspondence: For reprints contact: Azizullah N. Ansari, MD, LAC-USC Medical Center, 1200 North State St., Suite 5250, Los Angeles, CA 90033.

ABSTRACT

Scintigraphy with radiolabeled metaiodobenzylguanidine was performed in a patient with MEN Type Ila having a pheochromocytoma of the right adrenal gland, adrenomedullary hyperplasia of the left adrenal gland and a primary medullary thyroid carcinoma. The scintigraphic findings demonstrate visualization of all the above mentioned pathologies.