[A case of benign paraganglioma arising in the middle mediastinum; 201Tl-SPECT for differentiation from malignant tumor]

Kaku Igaku. 1993 Sep;30(9):1097-101.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A case of benign paraganglioma arising in the middle mediastinum was reported. 201Tl SPECT showed high accumulation in tumor on early images at 15 min and reduced on late images at 3 hours after infusion. The patient was a 57 year old female. In the contrast enhanced CT, 3 x 4 cm tumor with intensive enhancement was recognized at the right middle mediastinum. Under the radiological images, the tumor was surgically removed. The pathologic diagnosis was a low atypical nonfunctioning aortico-pulmonary paraganglioma. This report was suggested that 201Tl SPECT was useful for differential diagnosis of benign neurogenic mediastinal neoplasms.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Middle Aged
  • Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / diagnosis
  • Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / diagnostic imaging*
  • Thallium Radioisotopes*
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon

Substances

  • Thallium Radioisotopes