Abnormal MIBG uptake in a neuroblastoma patient with right upper lobe atelectasis

Pediatr Radiol. 2012 Oct;42(10):1259-62. doi: 10.1007/s00247-012-2413-3. Epub 2012 May 22.

Abstract

A 3-month-old boy with a history of an abdominopelvic neuroblastoma presented 1 week after tumor resection for a routine follow-up 123-I Meta-iodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) scan to assess for residual mass. The study demonstrated abnormal radiotracer uptake in the right upper lobe, which correlated on the SPECT/CT to an area of airspace consolidation thought to be secondary to atelectasis. To the best of our knowledge, there is one published case of MIBG radiotracer uptake in the lung correlating with pneumonia; however, there are no reported cases to date in the literature of focal pulmonary MIBG uptake corresponding to atelectasis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • 3-Iodobenzylguanidine* / pharmacokinetics
  • Abdominal Neoplasms / complications*
  • Abdominal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Abdominal Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Neuroblastoma / complications
  • Neuroblastoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Neuroblastoma / metabolism
  • Pulmonary Atelectasis / complications
  • Pulmonary Atelectasis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pulmonary Atelectasis / metabolism
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Radiopharmaceuticals* / pharmacokinetics

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • 3-Iodobenzylguanidine