Gallium-67 uptake by the thyroid associated with progressive systemic sclerosis

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1989 · Am. J. Med. Sci.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00000441-198901000-00010· OSTI ID:6459772

Sjoberg, R J; Blue, P W; Kidd, G S

Although thyroidal uptake of gallium-67 has been described in several thyroid disorders, gallium-67 scanning is not commonly used in the evaluation of thyroid disease. Thyroidal gallium-67 uptake has been reported to occur frequently with subacute thyroiditis, anaplastic thyroid carcinoma, and thyroid lymphoma, and occasionally with Hashimoto's thyroiditis and follicular thyroid carcinoma. A patient is described with progressive systemic sclerosis who, while being scanned for possible active pulmonary involvement, was found incidentally to have abnormal gallium-67 uptake only in the thyroid gland. Fine needle aspiration cytology of the thyroid revealed Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Although Hashimoto's thyroiditis occurs with increased frequency in patients with progressive systemic sclerosis, thyroidal uptake of gallium-67 associated with progressive systemic sclerosis has not, to our knowledge, been previously described. Since aggressive thyroid malignancies frequently are imaged by gallium-67 scintigraphy, fine needle aspiration cytology of the thyroid often is essential in the evaluation of thyroidal gallium-67 uptake.

• Research Organization: Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, CO (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6459772
• Journal Information: Am. J. Med. Sci.; (United States), Journal Name: Am. J. Med. Sci.; (United States) Vol. 297:1; ISSN AJMSA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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