Radiotracer Uptake in Medullary Carcinoma of the Thyroid

A patient with pathologically confirmed medullary carcinoma of the thyroid with lymph node metastases was noted to show uptake of radiothallium, radiopertechnetate, and radioiodine. A perchlorate washout test was markedly positive, indicating that the uptake was largely due to trapping.

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Published in:Clinical nuclear medicine 1980-02, Vol.5 (2), p.45-48
Main Authors: PARTHASARATHY, K L, SHIMAOKA, KATSUTARO, BAKSHI, SURAJ P, RAZACK, MOHAMED S
Format: Article
Language:English
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Carcinoma - diagnostic imaging
Female
Humans
Iodine Radioisotopes
Lymphatic Metastasis
Radioisotopes
Radionuclide Imaging
Technetium
Thallium
Thyroid Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:A patient with pathologically confirmed medullary carcinoma of the thyroid with lymph node metastases was noted to show uptake of radiothallium, radiopertechnetate, and radioiodine. A perchlorate washout test was markedly positive, indicating that the uptake was largely due to trapping.
ISSN:0363-9762
1536-0229
DOI:10.1097/00003072-198002000-00001