[Ga-67 scintigram in evaluation of malignant lymphoma of the thyroid originating from chronic thyroiditis].
At the Itoh Hospital, 27 patients with primary malignant lymphoma of the thyroid gland have been diagnosed from April 1985 to April 1988. Within the 27 patients, 8 patients were treated with a diagnosis of chronic thyroiditis during 1 year to 7 years at Itoh Hospital. Ga-67 scintigraphy was performed in the 8 patients as suspected malignant lymphoma. Of the 8 patients, 6 were very strong positive, 1 was strong positive and 1 was weak positive. All patients with Ga-67 strong positive scans should have a biopsy and the scans are helpful to direct the biopsy. Ga-67 scintigraphy is useful in the diagnosis of malignant lymphoma of the thyroid gland.
Higashi
T
T
Itoh
K
K
Ozaki
O
O
Yäshiro
T
T
Momotani
N
N
Mimura
T
T
D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D002951:Citrates; D019343:Citric Acid; D005260:Female; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D013966:Thyroiditis / Q000150:complications*
D002951:Citrates; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D019343:Citric Acid