Hodgkin's disease with hypercalcemia detected by thallium-201 scintigraphy

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987 · J. Nucl. Med.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6845344

Linde, R; Basso, L

A 53-yr-old man with hypercalcemia was referred after an unsuccessful operative attempt to find a parathyroid adenoma. Metabolic evaluation showed relatively suppressed levels of parathyroid hormone with an elevation of serum 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D. Thallium-technetium dual isotope imaging revealed localized mediastinal thallium uptake. A vascular mediastinal lesion was then demonstrated by arteriography, with subsequent surgical removal of a mass that proved to be lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin's disease. This case is noteworthy for the finding of isolated lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin's disease in the chest, the association of elevated serum 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D with hypercalcemia that resolved postoperatively, and the uptake of thallium by the tumor.

• Research Organization: Palo Alto Medical Foundation, CA
• OSTI ID: 6845344
• Journal Information: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Vol. 1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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MEDIASTINUM
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PARATHYROID GLANDS
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UPTAKE
CALCIUM
DUAL-ISOTOPE SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE
PARATHORMONE
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CHEST
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DISEASES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
ELEMENTS
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
GLANDS
HEAVY NUCLEI
HORMONES
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
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LYMPHOMAS
METALS
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEI
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ORGANS
PEPTIDE HORMONES
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VITAMINS
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