I-131 Uptake in a Thymic Cyst

被引:14
作者
Kayano, Daiki [1 ]
Michigishi, Takatoshi [2 ]
Ichiyanagi, Kenji [3 ]
Inaki, Anri [1 ]
Kinuya, Seigo [1 ]
机构
[1] Kanazawa Univ Hosp, Dept Nucl Med, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 9208641, Japan
[2] Nanto Cent Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Toyama, Japan
[3] Takaoka City Hosp, Dept Nucl Med, Toyama, Japan
关键词
I-131; thymic cyst; thyroid cancer; THYROID-CARCINOMA; RADIOIODINE; ACCUMULATION; IODINE; CANCER;
D O I
10.1097/RLU.0b013e3181db4d21
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
A 61-year-old woman after total thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid cancer underwent I-131 therapy. Focal uptake was seen in the chest on whole body imaging. SPECT/CT delineated I-131 accumulation in an isodense mediastinal lesion which was histologically diagnosed as a thymic cyst. I-131 uptake in a thymic cyst is rare and should be included in the gamut of false-positive entities of I-131 scintigraphy. Copyright © 2010 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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