MIBG Uptake in Pancreas as a Normal Variant

Clin Nucl Med. 2022 Feb 1;47(2):168-171. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003782.

Abstract

A 5-year-old girl with high-risk neuroblastoma underwent 123I-MIBG scintigraphy for disease restaging. The whole-body images showed a faint MIBG uptake in the midabdomen. Abdominal SPECT/CT demonstrated the focus locating in the pancreatic head. However, this activity disappeared on delayed acquisition at 6-hour later. Follow-up MIBG scan after 6 months did not show the abnormal MIBG uptake in the pancreatic head. Delayed scan could be helpful for differential diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • 3-Iodobenzylguanidine*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Neuroblastoma*
  • Pancreas
  • Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon

Substances

  • 3-Iodobenzylguanidine