[Thyroid scintigraphy and body scanning with 67 Ga in a case of primary thyroid lymphoma].
The case of a 60-year old woman first presented a rapidly growing left cervical mass is presented. The fine needle aspiration-puncture (FNAP) lead to a diagnosis of thyroiditis. Due to the persistence of the symptoms, the FNAP was repeated again but was not conclusive, so that a surgical biopsy was performed. The pathological diagnosis was diffuse large cell primary thyroid lymphoma (PTL). The PTL is a rare entity that accounts for less than 1% of all the Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. The thyroid scintigraphy showed the existence of a cold nodule in the left thyroid lobule and the 67Ga scan revealed a large abnormal lesion in the mediastinum that extended to the right latero-cervical region. After two chemotherapy courses, the 67Ga scan was normal.
Hervás Benito
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Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia, Spain. ihervas@inicia.es
Vera Espallardo
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Saura Quiles
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González Cabezas
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Bello Arques
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Rivas Sánchez
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Alonso Monfort
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Pérez Velasco
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Mateo Navarro
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D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012074:Remission Induction; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D013966:Thyroiditis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage
D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011241:Prednisone