Nuclear medicine - Iodine 123 MIBG scan
anterior and posterior, 4 and 24 hours
Which underlying conditions predispose to phaeochromocytomas?
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type II (MEN II): both MEN IIa and MEN IIb; von Hippel-Lindau disease; von Recklinghausen disease (neurofibromatosis type I); Sturge-Weber syndrome; Carney triad: for extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma; Tuberous sclerosis
Tracer activity is noted bilaterally in the upper abdomen, more so on the left. Appearances in keeping with bilateral phaeochromocytomas.