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USE OF 123 IODINE METAIODOBENZYLGUANIDINE SCINTIGRAPHY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF A PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA IN A DOG
Author(s) -
Berry Clifford R.,
Wright Kathy N.,
Breitschwerdt Edward B.,
Feldman Jerome M.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
veterinary radiology and ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 1058-8183
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.1993.tb01994.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pheochromocytoma , scintigraphy , nuclear medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , radiology , weakness , pathology , surgery
A 13‐year‐old neutered female Yorkshire terrier presented with a history of progressive episodic weakness and disorientation of 4 months duration. Physical and neurologic examinations were normal at presentation. Abdominal ultrasound revealed a mass involving the right adrenal gland. Standard planar scintigraphy was performed at 4, 18, and 24 hours after intravenous injection 185 MBq (5mCi) of 123 I‐labeled metaiodobenzylguanidine ( 123 I‐MIBG). An area of focal intense uptake was identified in the area of the right adrenal gland. A pheochromocytoma was confirmed histologically after surgical excision.