(18)F-DOPA PET/CT revealed synchronous neuroendocrine tumors in two sisters with MEN2A syndrome

Endocrine. 2013 Apr;43(2):458-9. doi: 10.1007/s12020-012-9854-1. Epub 2012 Dec 11.

Authors

Giorgio Treglia¹, Paola Castaldi, Vittoria Rufini

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy. giorgiomednuc@libero.it

PMID: 23229684
DOI: 10.1007/s12020-012-9854-1

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / surgery
Adrenalectomy
Adult
Carcinoma, Medullary / diagnostic imaging
Carcinoma, Medullary / surgery
Dihydroxyphenylalanine
Female
Fluorine Radioisotopes
Humans
Middle Aged
Multimodal Imaging / methods*
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2a / diagnostic imaging*
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2a / surgery
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / diagnostic imaging*
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / surgery
Neuroendocrine Tumors / diagnostic imaging*
Neuroendocrine Tumors / surgery
Pheochromocytoma / diagnostic imaging
Pheochromocytoma / surgery
Positron-Emission Tomography*
Siblings*
Thyroid Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Thyroid Neoplasms / surgery
Thyroidectomy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Fluorine Radioisotopes
Dihydroxyphenylalanine