I-131 uptake demonstrated in the appendix on a posttreatment scan in a patient with thyroid cancer Journal Article
| Authors: | Borkar, S.; Grewal, R.; Schoder, H. |
| Article Title: | I-131 uptake demonstrated in the appendix on a posttreatment scan in a patient with thyroid cancer |
| Abstract: | Precise localization of focal radioiodine uptake in posttreatment whole body planar I-131 scans can sometimes be difficult because of lack of anatomic landmarks and in areas of physiological uptake. We report on a 42-year-old male with well-differentiated papillary thyroid cancer, status post total thyroidectomy and a history of radioactive iodine ablation, who presented with rising thyroglobulin levels and was re-treated with 200 mCi of I-131. Five days later, the whole body planar I-131 scan showed focal iodine uptake in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen. SPECT/CT of the abdomen was performed, which localized this focal iodine uptake to a normal appearing appendix. © 2008 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. |
| Keywords: | adult; treatment outcome; case report; postoperative period; methodology; laboratory diagnosis; metabolism; computer assisted tomography; iodine 131; diagnostic agent; radioactive iodine; iodine radioisotopes; image enhancement; appendix; scintiscanning; thyroidectomy; thyroid cancer; thyroid neoplasms; thyroglobulin; single photon emission computer tomography; false positive reactions; thyroid papillary carcinoma; thyroid tumor; spect/ct; iodine 131 uptake test |
| Journal Title: | Clinical Nuclear Medicine |
| Volume: | 33 |
| Issue: | 8 |
| ISSN: | 0363-9762 |
| Publisher: | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
| Date Published: | 2008-08-01 |
| Start Page: | 551 |
| End Page: | 552 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1097/RLU.0b013e31817deb7e |
| PUBMED: | 18645376 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | --- - "Export Date: 17 November 2011" - "CODEN: CNMED" - "Source: Scopus" |
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