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Abnormal MIBG uptake in a neuroblastoma patient with right upper lobe atelectasis

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A 3-month-old boy with a history of an abdominopelvic neuroblastoma presented 1 week after tumor resection for a routine follow-up 123-I Meta-iodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) scan to assess for residual mass. The study demonstrated abnormal radiotracer uptake in the right upper lobe, which correlated on the SPECT/CT to an area of airspace consolidation thought to be secondary to atelectasis. To the best of our knowledge, there is one published case of MIBG radiotracer uptake in the lung correlating with pneumonia; however, there are no reported cases to date in the literature of focal pulmonary MIBG uptake corresponding to atelectasis.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Westchester Medical Center, 100 Woods Road, Valhall, NY, 10595, USA

    Jay Acharya, Patricia T. Chang & Perry Gerard

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Acharya, J., Chang, P.T. & Gerard, P. Abnormal MIBG uptake in a neuroblastoma patient with right upper lobe atelectasis. Pediatr Radiol 42, 1259–1262 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-012-2413-3

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