title: PET imaging of recurrent medullary thyroid cancer.
abstract: Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid gland is a rare tumor. Its prognosis is mainly linked to surgery, because there is no valid alternative therapy to improve patients outcome. In this report, we discuss the recurrence of such a tumor in a 64-year-old female, focusing on magnetic resonance imaging and position emission tomography evaluation of this tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Science, Albert-Ludwigs-University, School of Medicine, Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: E U
authors.initials: EU
authors.lastname: Nitzsche
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Laubenberger
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Einert
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moser
mesh_terms: D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine; D018276:Carcinoma, Medullary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003847:Deoxyglucose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D005260:Female; D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007462:Iodobenzenes; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012008:Recurrence; D004113:Succimer; D019783:Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007462:Iodobenzenes; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine; D019783:Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid; D003847:Deoxyglucose; D004113:Succimer