Treatment of metastatic pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma with I-131-meta-iodobenzylguanidine (MIBG)
Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas (extra-adrenal pheochromocytomas) are relatively rare catecholamine-producing tumors that arise from chromaffin tissue. Radionuclides, such as 131I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine (MIBG), a guanidine derivative, present an imaging modality that has been used for both th...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2003
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