Merkel cell carcinoma and iodine-131 metaiodobenzylguanidine scan

Two cases of Merkel cell carcinoma, a neuroendocrine neoplasia of the skin, investigated with iodine-131 metaiodobenzylguanidine (131I-mIBG) scintigraphy, are reported. Uptake in the tumor was evident only in 1 case. The possible diagnostic and therapeutic role of 131I-mIBG in patients with this rar...

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Published inEuropean journal of nuclear medicine Vol. 19; no. 10; p. 913
Main Authors Castagnoli, A, Biti, G, De Cristofaro, M T, Ferri, P, Magrini, S M, Papi, M G, Bianchi, S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 01.10.1992
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3-Iodobenzylguanidine
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Carcinoma, Merkel Cell - diagnostic imaging
Carcinoma, Merkel Cell - radiotherapy
Carcinoma, Merkel Cell - secondary
Female
Humans
Iodine Radioisotopes
Iodobenzenes
Male
Radionuclide Imaging
Skin Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Skin Neoplasms - radiotherapy
Sympatholytics
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Summary:Two cases of Merkel cell carcinoma, a neuroendocrine neoplasia of the skin, investigated with iodine-131 metaiodobenzylguanidine (131I-mIBG) scintigraphy, are reported. Uptake in the tumor was evident only in 1 case. The possible diagnostic and therapeutic role of 131I-mIBG in patients with this rare neoplasm is discussed.
ISSN:0340-6997
DOI:10.1007/BF00168169