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Hepatic Superscan in Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Rare Presentation in [¹⁸F]FDG PET/CT

verfasst von: Ahmed Saad Abdlkadir, Dhuha Al-Adhami, Baraa Alsyouf, Raghad Alhouwari, Ula Al-Rasheed, Omar Jaber, Issa Mohamad, Akram Al-Ibraheem

Erschienen in: Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | Ausgabe 3/2024

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A 65-year-old female with longstanding goiter history and no familial cancer background exhibited intermittent right upper quadrant abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and greenish diarrhea. Recurrent dehydration prompted emergency visits, culminating in admission. Initial assessments indicated mild anemia and slightly elevated liver enzymes. In light of clinical presentation, an abdominal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed substantial hepatomegaly and liver lesions, prompting an ultrasound-guided liver biopsy to exclude malignancy. Pending results, the patient’s condition rapidly worsened, with intensified vomiting after each oral intake. …

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Titel: Hepatic Superscan in Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Rare Presentation in [18F]FDG PET/CT
verfasst von: Ahmed Saad Abdlkadir
Dhuha Al-Adhami
Baraa Alsyouf
Raghad Alhouwari
Ula Al-Rasheed
Omar Jaber
Issa Mohamad
Akram Al-Ibraheem
Publikationsdatum: 18.01.2024
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore
Erschienen in: Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / Ausgabe 3/2024
Print ISSN: 1869-3474
Elektronische ISSN: 1869-3482
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13139-023-00836-z

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