Preoperative scintigraphic detection of cervical metastases from thyroid carcinoma with technetium-99m pertechnetate.
A young man with papillary-follicular thyroid carcinoma demonstrated clear visualization of cervical metastases from thyroid cancer on Tc-99m pertechnetate scintigraphy while exhibiting a palpably and scintigraphically normal thyroid gland. This is a very rare occurrence which demonstrates that Tc-99m pertechnetate scintigraphy is capable of detecting cervical metastases from thyroid carcinoma before the appearance of palpable thyroid nodules or defects on scintigraphy.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D000328:Adult; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m