Esophageal metastasis from papillary thyroid cancer: diagnosis by 131I SPECT/CT

  • Christian Wisotzki
  • Michael Friese
  • Jörg Ehresmann
  • Thorsten Derlin

Abstract

We report a case of esophageal metastasis from papillary thyroid cancer diagnosed by I SPECT/CT. A 70-year-old man presented with increasing thyroglobulin levels 13 years after thyroidectomy and ablation with I for thyroid cancer. The whole-body radioiodine scan demonstrated marked tracer uptake in the mediastinum, and SPECT/CT could clearly localize the activity to the esophagus. Subsequent surgical resection with histopathologic evaluation revealed an esophageal metastasis from papillary thyroid cancer. I SPECT/CT is a valuable tool for evaluation and precise anatomical localization of the foci of radionuclide activity in thyroid cancer, enabling adequate treatment.

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OriginalspracheEnglisch
ISSN0363-9762
DOIs
StatusVeröffentlicht - 01.01.2014
PubMed 23455522