Metastatic thyroid cancer occurring as an unknown primary lesion - The role of F-18FDG positron emission tomography

Authors
Dede, F Ajoedi, NDY Ansari, SM Jana, S Heiba, SI Abdel-Dayem, HM
Citation
F. Dede et al., Metastatic thyroid cancer occurring as an unknown primary lesion - The role of F-18FDG positron emission tomography, CLIN NUCL M, 26(5), 2001, pp. 396-399
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging
Journal title
CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ISSN journal
03639762 → ACNP
Volume
26
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
396 - 399
Database
ISI
SICI code
0363-9762(200105)26:5<396:MTCOAA>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Thyroid cancer can appear as metastatic disease of an unknown primary origi n, and fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-18 FDG) positron emission tomograp hic (PET) studies are helpful in the workup evaluation of these patients, T he authors describe two patients who had metastatic disease from an unknown primary lesion, F-18 FDG PET studies played an important role in localizin g the primary malignant site in the thyroid gland, The utility of F-18 FDG imaging in decreasing the number of procedures, cost, and inconvenience to patients is shown clearly in both cases.