Question 267 · LEK · Neuroblastoma
¹²³I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) scintigraphy is a method used in children for the diagnosis of:
- A. hepatoblastoma.
- B. neuroblastoma.
- C. medulloblastoma.
- D. Hodgkin lymphoma.
- E. osteosarcoma.
Hint
MIBG is a norepinephrine analogue taken up by tumors derived from sympathetic nervous system tissue.
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