Struma ovarii with hyperthyroidism.
A case of hyperthyroid disease after total thyroidectomy is reported. An initial scintigraph with Tc-99m sodium pertechnetate confirmed the absence of uptake in the neck. The view of the pelvis revealed a rounded area of increased uptake on the left, near the sacroiliac joint (results of bone scintigraphy were negative). A wholebody scan with iodine-131 confirmed a struma ovarii that was bilateral, which occurs in 5% to 10% of patients with this condition.
Grandet
P J
PJ
Nuclear Medicine Service of the Pau Hospital, Pau University, France. Egenie@aol.com
Remi
M H
MH
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; D013330:Struma Ovarii / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013965:Thyroidectomy
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m