[Diffuse uptake of brown fat on computed-tomography coupled positron emission tomoscintigraphy (PET-CT) for the exploration of extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma].
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Date publication
mars 2006
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr LANG Hervé, Dr LINDNER Véronique
Tous les auteurs :
Ramacciotti C, Schneegans O, Lang H, Lindner V, Claria M, Moreau F, Chenard MP, Pinget M, Kessler L
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Résumé
We report an observation of strong bilateral uptake on a PET-CT scan compatible with activation of brown adipose tissue in a patient with extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma. A 42-year-old man was hospitalized for hypersudation together with weight loss and palpitations. Heart rate was 120 bpm and fasting blood glucose 1.36 g/l. Endocrine explorations revealed elevated serum chromogranine which reached 517 ng/ml (19-38). The norepinephrine level reached 49.7 nmol/l (
Référence
Ann Endocrinol (Paris). 2006 Mar;67(1):14-9.