| Autor: |
Hoang JT; Department of Medicine, Texas A&M College of MedicineDallasTexas., Weissenborn MR; Department of Radiology, Baylor University Medical Center at DallasDallasTexas., Spigel JJ; Department of Radiology, Baylor University Medical Center at DallasDallasTexas., Welch BJ; Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center at DallasDallasTexas., Grossman SJ; Department of Radiology, Baylor University Medical Center at DallasDallasTexas. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) [Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent)] 2019 Feb 06; Vol. 32 (1), pp. 140-142. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Feb 06 (Print Publication: 2019). |
| DOI: |
10.1080/08998280.2018.1519496 |
| Abstrakt: |
Radioactive iodine I-131 whole-body scintigraphy is used to monitor thyroid cancer metastases after total thyroidectomy. We present a case of a woman who was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer and underwent a total thyroidectomy. I-131 scintigraphy revealed abnormal accumulation of radioactive iodine in the right breast causing concern for thyroid cancer metastasis. Mammographic studies confirmed that the abnormal radiotracer accumulation was due to fat necrosis in the breast. I-131 uptake in fat necrosis is a poorly understood process that is not clearly defined in the literature. This case highlights that false-positive uptake of I-131 can mimic metastases of thyroid carcinoma. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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