1. Thyroid Metastasis in Whole-Body 18F-FDG PET/CT Restaging of Small Cell Lung Cancer.
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Vogel J, Tenev A, Solass W, Schwenck J, and Dittmann H
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- Aged, Female, Fluorodeoxyglucose F18, Humans, Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography, Radiopharmaceuticals, Thyroid Gland diagnostic imaging, Lung Neoplasms diagnostic imaging, Small Cell Lung Carcinoma diagnostic imaging
- Abstract
Abstract: Incidental findings of thyroid lesions, some of which show increased FDG uptake, are common in whole-body FDG PET/CT imaging of oncological patients. As metastases to the thyroid are extremely rare, it is often a matter of debate, whether thyroid lesions should be considered as benign goiter or evaluated further. Here, we present the case of a 65-year-old woman with history of small cell lung cancer and multiple thyroid lesions, classified as benign nodular goiter. Because in restating using 18F-FDG PET/CT these lesions showed an increased FDG uptake and growth progression, decision was made for fine-needle aspiration, which revealed small cell lung cancer metastasis 14 months after first tumor diagnosis., Competing Interests: Conflicts of interest and sources of funding: none declared., (Copyright © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.) more...
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- 2022
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