[Differential diagnosis in adrenal gland tumors using PET and 11C-metomidate]

Nord Med. 1998 Nov;113(9):306-7.
[Article in Swedish]

Abstract

We have investigated 13 patients with incidentaloma using PET with 11C-metomidate. The patients included six adrenocortical adenomas, one adrenal cancer, two pheochromocytomas, one myelolipoma, one benign cyst and two metastases. A very high tracer uptake was observed in all tumors originating from the adrenal cortex, allowing excellent visualisation, whereas all other processes were negative. PET with 11C-metomidate is a very promising method for the characterisation of incidentalomas and is suggested to be included very early in the evaluation of these patients.

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / surgery
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / surgery
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Etomidate / analogs & derivatives*
  • Humans
  • Radioactive Tracers*
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed / methods*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*

Substances

  • Radioactive Tracers
  • metomidate
  • Etomidate