Intrathoracic stomach mimicking bone metastasis from thyroid cancer in whole-body iodine-131 scan diagnosed by SPECT/CT
Arch. endocrinol. metab. (Online)
; 61(3): 288-290, May-June 2017. graf
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ABSTRACT
SUMMARY The whole-body iodine-131 scintigraphy is an imaging technique in monitoring patients with a history of thyroid cancer. Although the rate of false positives is negligible, it is not nonexistent. We report the case of an intervened and treated patient for thyroid cancer with good clinical and biochemical response. Scintigraphic findings were consistent with unsuspected bone metastasis. Fused SPECT/CT data allowed accurate diagnosis of giant diaphragmatic hernia associated with intrathoracic stomach, a very rare pathology that can lead to false positive results.
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Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Óseas
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Carcinoma
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Tomografía Computarizada por Tomografía Computarizada de Emisión de Fotón Único
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Hernia Diafragmática
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch Endocrinol Metab
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Arch. endocrinol. metab. (Online)
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Archives of endocrinology and metabolism (Impresso)
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Archives of endocrinology and metabolism (Online)
Asunto de la revista:
ENDOCRINOLOGIA
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METABOLISMO
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article