| Title | [Benign hepatic cyst mimicking thyroid carcinoma metastasis] | | Author(s) | Gonçalves AP, Jorge CS, Resende JP, Villela JR, Soares MM, Ramos AV | | Institution | Hospital Felício Rocho, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil. | | Source | Arq Bras Endocrinol Metabol 2009 Aug; 53(6):777-82. | | Abstract | INTRODUCTION: The follow-up of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) for detecting persistent or recurrent disease is based on iodine whole body scan (WBS), the evaluation of the tumor marker thyroglobulin (Tg), the anti-thyroglobulin antibody (anti-Tg) and neck ultrasonography (US). Well known false-positive causes of WBS include inflammatory processes, some non-thyroid tumors, kidney or even sebaceous cysts .
METHODS: We reported a case of false-positive WBS, after therapeutic dose of (131I) NaI.
RESULTS: We enphasize the importance of recognizing benign liver cysts mimicking DTC metastasis.
CONCLUSIONS: False-positive and negative results may occur with WBS and must be recognized to avoid mismanagement. | | Language | por | | Pub Type(s) | English Abstract
Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 19893923 |
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