Substernal thyroid carcinoma detected by /sup 67/Ga scan in a patient with normal /sup 131/I scan
Journal Article
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· Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States)
A patient with a superior mediastinal mass on an admission chest radiograph was initially evaluated by an /sup 131/I thyroid scan which failed to demonstrate a substernal thyroid. However, the tomographic /sup 67/Ga scan clearly showed an abnormal uptake in the area corresponding to the mass lesion on radiographic examination. Subsequent resection and biopsy of the substernal mass revealed a poorly differentiated follicular carcinoma with foci of anaplastic carcinoma. The differential diagnosis of the anterior mediastinal mass and the usefullness of the tomographic gallium scan are briefly discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington
- OSTI ID:
- 6741557
- Journal Information:
- Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Journal Name: Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States) Vol. 3:6; ISSN CNMED
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ADENOMAS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOPSY
BODY
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
GALLIUM 67
GALLIUM ISOTOPES
GLANDS
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
IODINE 131
IODINE ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
PATIENTS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
THYROID
TOMOGRAPHY
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ADENOMAS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOPSY
BODY
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
GALLIUM 67
GALLIUM ISOTOPES
GLANDS
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
IODINE 131
IODINE ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
PATIENTS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
THYROID
TOMOGRAPHY