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Comparison of 131I-MIBG, 68Ga-DOTANOC PET/CT and 18F-FDG PET/CT scans in a patient with extra adrenal paraganglioma associated with SDH-B gene mutation.
Clinical nuclear medicine - 1 May 2015
Kasaliwal Rajeev, Malhotra Gaurav, Lila Anurag, Bandgar Tushar, Shah Nalini S
Abstract excerpt
Paragangliomas (PGLs) due to succinate dehydrogenase subunit B (SDH-B) mutation can be aggressive. A 40-year-old woman with normetanephrine-secreting, extra-adrenal, abdominal PGL due to SDH-B genetic mutation underwent surgical excision of primary, followed by whole-body I-MIBG scan after 6 months, which showed no abnormality. However, Ga-DOTANOC and F-FDG PET/CT scans showed primary site recurrence, hepatic and...
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