UNEXPECTED UPTAKE OF TC-99M HEXAKIS-2-METHOXY-ISOBUTYLISONITRILE IN GIANT LYMPH-NODE HYPERPLASIA OF THE MEDIASTINUM (CASTLEMANS DISEASE)

AKTOLUN C., BAYHAN H., CELASUN B., KIR K. M.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE, vol.18, no.10, pp.856-859, 1991 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 18 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 1991
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Page Numbers: pp.856-859
  • Keywords: TC-99M, TC-99M HEXAKIS-2-METHOXYISOBUTYLISONITRILE, GIANT LYMPH NODE HYPERPLASIA, CASTLEMANS DISEASE, ANGIOFOLLICULAR LYMPH NODE HYPERPLASIA, METHOXY-ISOBUTYL-ISONITRILE, BIODISTRIBUTION
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The case of a patient with giant lymph node hyperplasia of the mediastinum who unexpectedly showed focal uptake of technetium 99m hexakis-2-methoxyisobutylisonitrile (Tc-99m-MIBI) is presented in this article. The patient was included in our research programme of tumour imaging with Tc-99m-MIBI because the appearance of the mass on the chest radiogram and CT scan resembled a mediastinal tumour. Final diagnosis of giant lymph node hyperplasia was achieved through histopathological examination of the surgically removed lymph node.