TY - JOUR
T1 - Mediastinal neurilemmoma demonstrated by positive Tc-99m(V) DMSA SPEC and negative Ga-67 uptake
AU - Lee, Bi Fang
AU - Chiu, Nan Tsing
AU - Huang, Ming Shyan
AU - Liu, Gin Chung
AU - Yu, Hsin Su
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Schwannoma is a benign neurogenic tumor arising from the sheath of a peripheral nerve. Tc-99m(V) DMSA, developed by Yokoyama et al. in 1981, has been recognized as advantageous for the scintigraphic diagnosis of various malignant tumors and their metastases. Uptake of Tc-99m(V) DMSA was seen not only in malignant tumors but also in benign lesions. Tc-99m(V) DMSA has been reported to accumulate in soft-tissue tumors, such as neurofibromatomas and Schwannomas. In the current report, the authors describe uptake of Tc-99m(V) DMSA in a mediastinal neurilemmoma, but not Ga-67, which is very useful in suggesting the nature of the tumor.
AB - Schwannoma is a benign neurogenic tumor arising from the sheath of a peripheral nerve. Tc-99m(V) DMSA, developed by Yokoyama et al. in 1981, has been recognized as advantageous for the scintigraphic diagnosis of various malignant tumors and their metastases. Uptake of Tc-99m(V) DMSA was seen not only in malignant tumors but also in benign lesions. Tc-99m(V) DMSA has been reported to accumulate in soft-tissue tumors, such as neurofibromatomas and Schwannomas. In the current report, the authors describe uptake of Tc-99m(V) DMSA in a mediastinal neurilemmoma, but not Ga-67, which is very useful in suggesting the nature of the tumor.
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U2 - 10.1097/00003072-200004000-00014
DO - 10.1097/00003072-200004000-00014
M3 - Article
C2 - 10750973
AN - SCOPUS:0034071833
SN - 0363-9762
VL - 25
SP - 292
EP - 294
JO - Clinical Nuclear Medicine
JF - Clinical Nuclear Medicine
IS - 4
ER -