18F-Fluoride Uptake in Soft Tissue Metastases of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma as a Marker of Progressive Calcification
| Autor: | George Coura Filho, Carlos Alberto Buchpiguel, José Flávio Gomes Marin, Marcelo Tatit Sapienza, Paulo Schiavom Duarte |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty endocrine system diseases Medullary cavity Adolescent chemistry.chemical_element Soft Tissue Neoplasms Calcium Calcium deposition 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging Thyroid carcinoma 03 medical and health sciences Fluorides 0302 clinical medicine Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography Carcinoma Medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Thyroid Neoplasms business.industry TECIDOS (ANATOMIA) Soft tissue Calcinosis General Medicine medicine.disease Carcinoma Neuroendocrine body regions chemistry 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Female Radiopharmaceuticals business 18f fluoride Calcification |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Institucional da USP (Biblioteca Digital da Produção Intelectual) Universidade de São Paulo (USP) instacron:USP |
| ISSN: | 1536-0229 |
| Popis: | F-fluoride (F-NaF) uptake in soft tissue metastases of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) has been reported. However, the evolution of these metastatic sites has rarely been assessed. We present a case of F-NaF uptake in multiple liver metastases of MTC initially without macroscopic calcification. The CT follow-up studies showed a progressive calcium deposition in the lesions. Therefore, this case suggests that the F-NaF uptake in MTC metastases could potentially be a marker of an ongoing calcification process instead of an inert deposit of calcium. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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