Evaluation of cold areas on the thyroid scan with 99mTc-bleomycin.
The value of 99mTc-bleomycin scintigraphy in the evaluation of cold areas on a 99mTc-pertechnetate scan was investigated in 35 patients. A histological diagnosis was obtained in 31 patients. Only one of the six malignant lesions was considered as positive and two as doubtful. Of the remaining 25 patients with non-toxic colloid goitre, one was clearly positive and four were doubtful. These results indicate that 99mTc-bleomycin scintigraphy is not a valuable procedure in the further evaluation of patients with cold lesions.
D001761:Bleomycin; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006044:Goiter, Nodular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology
D001761:Bleomycin; D013667:Technetium