Struma ovarii: hyperthyroidism in a postmenopausal woman

Journal Article · Sun Jan 31 23:00:00 EST 1988 · J. Nucl. Med.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5206917

March, D E; Desai, A G; Park, C H; Hendricks, P J; Davis, P S

A rare case of struma ovarii producing hyperthyroidism in a postmenopausal woman is reported. The ovarian tumor demonstrated uptake of both (/sup 99m/Tc)pertechnetate and /sup 131/I, allowing preoperative diagnosis of the condition. In females with unexplained hyperthyroidism and low /sup 131/I uptake by the cervical thyroid gland, imaging of the pelvis should be considered

• Research Organization: Thomas Jefferson Univ. Hospital, Philadelphia, PA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5206917
• Journal Information: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States) Vol. 29:2; ISSN JNMEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ANIMALS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIAGNOSIS
DISEASES
ENDOCRINE DISEASES
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
FEMALE GENITALS
FEMALES
GLANDS
GONADS
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
HYPERTHYROIDISM
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
IODINE 131
IODINE ISOTOPES
ISOMERIC NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MAMMALS
MAN
MENOPAUSE
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
OVARIES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERTECHNETATES
PRIMATES
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS
TECHNETIUM 99
TECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
THYROID
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
UPTAKE
VERTEBRATES
WOMEN
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES