| Autor: |
E H, Norby, J, Neutze, D, Van Nostrand, K D, Burman, R W, Warren |
| Rok vydání: |
1990 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine. 31(1) |
| ISSN: |
0161-5505 |
| Popis: |
The nose has been reported as a site of radioiodine accumulation on 131I whole-body scintigraphy. To determine the frequency, intensity, and pattern of nasal radioiodine accumulation, a prospective study was performed on 21 patients referred for 131I whole-body scintigraphy during a 26-mo interval. All patients were dosed with 5 mCi (18.5 MBq) of 131I p.o., and imaged 72 hr later. Ninety-five percent (20/21) of patients had nasal radioactivity greater than background, and in 75% (15/20) of positive patients the pattern of activity was round. Clinical follow-up of these patients has shown no evidence of tumor involvement in the nasal area. We conclude that nasal radioiodine activity is a normal finding. Radioiodine uptake in the nasal area, without clinical suspicion of metastatic disease, should not be considered a criterion for surgical intervention or radioiodine therapy. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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