Elevated 123I-MIBG Activity in Intramuscular Hemangioma

Clin Nucl Med. 2021 Feb 1;46(2):168-170. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003389.

Abstract

A 3-year-old boy with high-risk neuroblastoma underwent 123I-MIBG scan to evaluate the disease status after surgery and chemotherapy. 123I-MIBG SPECT/CT demonstrated liver metastasis. In addition, mildly increased uptake in the inferior left erector spinae was noted. Contrast-enhanced CT suggested intramuscular hemangioma. The 123I-MIBG accumulation in the intramuscular hemangioma persisted during the follow-up scan, whereas the abnormal activity in the liver was resolved.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • 3-Iodobenzylguanidine* / metabolism
  • Biological Transport
  • Child, Preschool
  • Hemangioma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Hemangioma / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Computed Tomography*

Substances

  • 3-Iodobenzylguanidine