Metastases of Hürthle Cell Carcinoma of the Thyroid Depicted by Tc-99m Sestamibi

Tc-99m sestamibi (MIBI) has been reported to localize in many types of tumor. Two patients with a history of Hürthle cell carcinoma of the thyroid were examined using Tc-99m MIBI and other radionuclides because their serum thyroglobulin levels were increasing. The first patient with bone metastases...

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Published in:Clinical nuclear medicine 1999-10, Vol.24 (10), p.798-798
Main Authors: SOLER, CLAUDE, CAILLOT-AUGUSSEAU, ANNE, MONCET, MICHÉLE, BEAUCHESNE, PATRICK, ROUSSET, HUGUES
Format: Article
Language:English
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Biological and medical sciences
Endocrinopathies
Malignant tumors
Medical sciences
Thyroid. Thyroid axis (diseases)
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Summary:Tc-99m sestamibi (MIBI) has been reported to localize in many types of tumor. Two patients with a history of Hürthle cell carcinoma of the thyroid were examined using Tc-99m MIBI and other radionuclides because their serum thyroglobulin levels were increasing. The first patient with bone metastases of Hürthle cell carcinoma of the thyroid was evaluated successfully by Tc-99m MIBI imaging. Indeed, the Tc-99m MIBI study identified many metastases that were not clearly demonstrated with Tc-99m HMDP and I—131 whole-body scans. A mediastinal lymph node metastasis of Hürthle cell carcinoma of the thyroid was shown by the Tc-99m MIBI study in the second case.
ISSN:0363-9762
1536-0229
DOI:10.1097/00003072-199910000-00016