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Unexpected uptake of technetium 99m hexakis-2-methoxy-isobutylisonitrile in giant lymph node hyperplasia of the mediastinum (Castleman's disease)

✍ Scribed by Cumali Aktolun; Hikmet Bayhan; Bülent Celasun; Metin K. Kir

Publisher: Springer
Year: 1991
Tongue: English
Weight: 401 KB
Volume: 18
Category: Article
ISSN: 0340-6997
DOI: 10.1007/bf00175067

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✦ Synopsis

The case of a patient with giant lymph node hyperplasia of the mediastinum who unexpectedly showed focal uptake of technetium 99m hexakis-2-methoxyisobutylisonitrile (99mTc-MIBI) is presented in this article. The patient was included in our research programme of tumour imaging with 99mTc-MIBI because the appearance of the mass on the chest radiogram and CT scan resembled a mediastinal tumour. Final diagnosis of giant lymph node hyperplasia was achieved through histopathological examination of the surgically removed lymph node.