title: [Whole-body (67)Ga scintigraphy in a patient with thymus carcinoma].
abstract: We report a case of a 50 year old man referred to our department with a history of mild cough, dyspnea and dysphagia. The thoracic CT scan showed a large solid mass in the anterior mediastinum, corresponding to the findings in the chest radiographs.A 67Ga scintigraphy was performed and showed high pathological accumulation in the anterior mediastinum. A subsequent fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) showed the presence of malignant cells, suggesting thymic carcinoma. Although this type of tumour is uncommon, it should be taken into account in order to establish the differential diagnosis of gallium-avid mediastinal masses.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Provincial de Castellón, Spain.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ruiz Hernández
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tajahuerce Romera
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lara Pomares
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Munárriz Ferrándis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frau Llopis
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Latorre Ibáñez
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D014915:Whole-Body Counting
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D002945:Cisplatin