Bilateral testicular neuroblastoma. Scintigraphic depiction and therapy with I-131 MIBG

Clin Nucl Med. 1992 Aug;17(8):638-42. doi: 10.1097/00003072-199208000-00006.

Abstract

The authors describe a 29-year-old man who had a 16-year history of neuroblastoma and uncommon manifestations. At age 13, he was diagnosed with stage III retroperitoneal ganglioneuroblastoma that was resected. Ten years later, bilateral testicular enlargement and a pelvic mass from infiltration of the neuroblastoma became palpable. Metastatic involvement was depicted with MIBG, a radiotracer that concentrates in tissues of the sympathetic nervous system. Using I-131 MIBG, the tumors were treated with therapeutic doses of radiation and a partial response was obtained. This case is unique because of the massive degree of bilateral testicular infiltration and its occurrence as a late manifestation of neuroblastoma in early adulthood.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • 3-Iodobenzylguanidine
  • Adult
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Ganglioneuroma / diagnostic imaging
  • Ganglioneuroma / radiotherapy
  • Ganglioneuroma / secondary*
  • Humans
  • Iodine Radioisotopes / therapeutic use*
  • Iodobenzenes / therapeutic use*
  • Male
  • Pelvic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Pelvic Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Pelvic Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Testicular Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Testicular Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Testicular Neoplasms / secondary*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Iodine Radioisotopes
  • Iodobenzenes
  • 3-Iodobenzylguanidine