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123I-MIBG SPECT of Merkel cell carcinoma.

Authors :
Watanabe N
Shimizu M
Kageyama M
Kitagawa K
Hayasaka S
Seto H
Source :
The British journal of radiology [Br J Radiol] 1998 Aug; Vol. 71 (848), pp. 886-7.
Publication Year :
1998

Abstract

131I-MIBG may be useful in the detection of neuroendocrine tumours. Merkel cell carcinoma is a neuroendocrine tumour of the skin. We evaluated a patient with Merkel cell carcinoma using 123I-MIBG single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) which demonstrated tumour accumulation of the radiotracer in the right eyelid. This result suggests that 123I-MIBG SPECT may be useful in the evaluation of Merkel cell carcinoma.

Subjects

Subjects :
Aged
Contrast Media
Female
Humans
Iodine Radioisotopes
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
3-Iodobenzylguanidine
Carcinoma, Merkel Cell diagnostic imaging
Eyelid Neoplasms diagnostic imaging
Radiopharmaceuticals
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0007-1285
Volume :
71
Issue :
848
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
The British journal of radiology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
9828805
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.71.848.9828805
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