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Fortuitous imaging of a primary adrenocortical carcinoma with Tc-99m HDP.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8616998     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The importance of evaluating nonfunctional adrenal masses in the right clinical setting is discussed. A 60-year-old man was initially diagnosed of having a localized lung carcinoma. Metastatic work-up showed an adrenal mass that was not deemed to be related to the lung primary. Although biochemical testing revealed that the adrenal mass was nonfunctional, adrenal scintigraphy was not performed. On resection, the lung neoplasm was shown to be a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma. Radiologic follow-up of the adrenal finding was recommended. A year later, the patient presented with an abdominal mass that was visualized by bone scintigraphy and, on resection, proved to be adrenocortical carcinoma. In retrospect, the lung mass was a metastasis of an adrenocortical carcinoma.
Authors:
E J Pacheco; A J Moreno; C Jiménez; A Carpenter; S Steinbaum; K Brady
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical nuclear medicine     Volume:  20     ISSN:  0363-9762     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin Nucl Med     Publication Date:  1995 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-06-10     Completed Date:  1996-06-10     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7611109     Medline TA:  Clin Nucl Med     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  906-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Hematology-Oncology Service, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Texas 79920-5001, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adenocarcinoma / radionuclide imaging*,  secondary*
Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / radionuclide imaging*
Bone Neoplasms / radionuclide imaging,  secondary
Bone and Bones / radionuclide imaging
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / secondary
Male
Middle Aged
Technetium Tc 99m Medronate / analogs & derivatives*,  diagnostic use
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
63347-66-0/Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; 72945-61-0/technetium Tc 99m hydroxymethylene diphosphonate

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