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False-Positive Radioactive Iodine Uptake Mimicking Miliary Lung Metastases in a Patient Affected by Papillary Thyroid Cancer and IgA Deficiency

verfasst von: Andrew Paul Demidowich, Amartya Kundu, James C. Reynolds, Francesco S. Celi

Erschienen in: Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | Ausgabe 3/2016

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Abstract

A 42-year-old female with immunoglobulin A deficiency and recurrent sinopulmonary infections underwent thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). Follow-up 123I scintigraphy demonstrated diffuse pulmonary uptake, suggesting metastatic disease. However, subsequent pathologic, biochemical and radiographic testing proved that she was in fact disease free, and the initial 123I pulmonary uptake was identified as a false positive. Inflammatory conditions may rarely cause iodine uptake in non-thyroidal tissues due to local retention, organification, and/or immunologic utilization. To avoid exposing patients to unnecessary treatments, it is critical for clinicians to recognize that comorbid pulmonary conditions may mimic metastatic PTC on radioiodine scintigraphy.
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Metadaten
Titel
False-Positive Radioactive Iodine Uptake Mimicking Miliary Lung Metastases in a Patient Affected by Papillary Thyroid Cancer and IgA Deficiency
verfasst von
Andrew Paul Demidowich
Amartya Kundu
James C. Reynolds
Francesco S. Celi
Publikationsdatum
19.10.2015
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / Ausgabe 3/2016
Print ISSN: 1869-3474
Elektronische ISSN: 1869-3482
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13139-015-0375-8

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