Transient Enhanced Uptake of 123I-Metaiodobenzylguanidine in the Contralateral Adrenal Region after Resection of an Adrenal Pheochromocytoma

To the Editor: Pheochromocytomas are tumors of chromaffin tissue that may secrete catecholamines continuously or intermittently, thereby causing sustained or paroxysmal hypertension, respectively. After removal of the primary tumor, 6 to 23 percent of patients may have recurrences, and follow-up is...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The New England journal of medicine 2000-05, Vol.342 (19), p.1450-1450
Hauptverfasser:	Boersma, Hendrikus H, Wensing, Johanna W, Kho, T. Liang, de Brauw, L. Maurits, Liem, Ing Han, van Kroonenburgh, Marinus J.P.G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	3-Iodobenzylguanidine - pharmacokinetics Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - surgery Adrenal Glands - diagnostic imaging Adrenal Glands - metabolism Adrenalectomy Female Humans Middle Aged Pheochromocytoma - diagnostic imaging Pheochromocytoma - surgery Radionuclide Imaging Radiopharmaceuticals - pharmacokinetics
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