Published August 25, 1979
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Journal article
Ultrasonography and radiocholesterol scintigraphy in the topographic diagnosis of a pheochromocytoma
- 1. Centre Regional de Lutte contre le Cancer Rene-Gauducheau, 44 - Nantes (France)
- 2. Hotel-Dieu de Nantes, 44 (France)
Description
Topographic diagnosis of adrenal pheochromocytoma was determined by ultrasonography in all 6 cases studied and by radiocholesterol scintigraphy in 6 out 7 cases studied. It would appear that ultrasonography is preferable in the localization of an abdominal pheochromocytoma, whether adrenal or extra-adrenal. Intravenous urography along with rapid sequence nephrotomography and radiocholesterol scintigraphy, play a complementary role in confirming the topographic diagnosis. In case these methods prove unsuccessful or provide conflicting results, it is then possible to consider computed tomography, angiography and canal catheterization
Abstract (French)
Le diagnostic topographique de pheochromocytome surrenalien a ete etabli par l'echotomographie dans les 6 cas etudies et par la scintigraphie au radio-cholesterol chez 6 malades sur 7. Il apparait que l'echotomographie a une place privilegiee pour localiser un pheochromocytome abdominal qu'il soit surrenalien ou extra-surrenalien. L'urographie intraveineuse avec nephrotomographie precoce et la scintigraphie au radiocholesterol ont un role complementaire pour confirmer le diagnostic topographique. En cas d'echec ou de resultats discordants peuvent alors se discuter les indications d'une tomodensitometrie, d'une angiographie ou d'un catheterisme de la veine cave avec prelevements etagesAdditional details
Additional titles
- Original title (French)
- L'echotomographie et la scintigraphie au radiocholesterol pour le diagnostic topographique d'un pheochromocytome
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nouv. Presse Med.
- Journal Volume
- 8
- Journal Issue
- 33
- Series
- Nouv. Presse Med.
- Journal Page Range
- 2673-2676
- ISSN
- 0301-1518
INIS
- Country of Publication
- France
- Country of Input or Organization
- France
- INIS RN
- 11522310
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- ADRENAL GLANDS; CHOLESTEROL; IODINE 131; NEOPLASMS; SCINTISCANNING
- Descriptors DEC
- BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; GLANDS; HYDROXY COMPOUNDS; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; IODINE ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANS; RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING; RADIOISOTOPES; STEROIDS; STEROLS