Post-laryngectomy localization of I-131 at tracheostomy site on a total body scan.
A post-thyroidectomy, post-I-131-therapy patient had a laryngectomy and neck dissection for recurrent papillary thyroid carcinoma. A subsequent I-131 total body scan revealed persistent anterior neck activity, which disappeared upon removal of the tracheostomy tube and dressings.
D000368:Aged; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007825:Laryngectomy; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014140:Tracheotomy
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes