Adrenal ganglioneuroma with nodal metastases on 123I-MIBG SPECT/CT and 18F-FDG PET/CT

Suzune Tsukamoto, MD; Kazuna Kawabata, MD, PhD; Shunsuke Ito, MD; Saya Ando, MD; Kaori Kuriyama, MD; Shin Morooka, MD; Mototsugu Muramaki, MD, PhD; Mitsunori Kanagaki, MD, PhD; Makoto Hosono, MD, PhD

Radiology Case Reports (Nov 2024)

Adrenal ganglioneuroma with nodal metastases on 123I-MIBG SPECT/CT and 18F-FDG PET/CT

Suzune Tsukamoto, MD,
Kazuna Kawabata, MD, PhD,
Shunsuke Ito, MD,
Saya Ando, MD,
Kaori Kuriyama, MD,
Shin Morooka, MD,
Mototsugu Muramaki, MD, PhD,
Mitsunori Kanagaki, MD, PhD,
Makoto Hosono, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Suzune Tsukamoto, MD: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, Hyogo, Japan; Corresponding author.
Kazuna Kawabata, MD, PhD: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, Hyogo, Japan
Shunsuke Ito, MD: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, Hyogo, Japan
Saya Ando, MD: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, Hyogo, Japan
Kaori Kuriyama, MD: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, Hyogo, Japan
Shin Morooka, MD: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, Hyogo, Japan
Mototsugu Muramaki, MD, PhD: Department of Urology, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, Hyogo, Japan
Mitsunori Kanagaki, MD, PhD: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, Hyogo, Japan
Makoto Hosono, MD, PhD: Department of Radiology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 19, no. 11
pp. 5128 – 5132

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Ganglioneuroma is a well-differentiated tumor originating from neural crest cells of the sympathetic nervous system. Although benign, a few cases have been reported that ganglioneuroma can metastasize to other sites. We report a case of adrenal ganglioneuroma with para-aortic nodal metastases with low FDG and MIBG uptake. In order to avoid unnecessary wide excision or aggressive medication, it is important to consider the possibility of ganglioneuroma preoperatively even if with metastases.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/radiology-case-reports

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