Spindle epithelial tumor with thymus-like differentiation of the thyroid.
Spindle epithelial tumor with thymus-like differentiation (SETTLE) of the thyroid is a rare tumor that occurs habitually in children and young adults. To date, about 20 cases of SETTLE have been reported in the English medical literature. It is considered to be a tumor of low malignancy with a favorable outcome, but delayed blood-borne metastases have been reported (sometimes over 20 years after initial treatment). In the current report, the authors describe an interesting case of SETTLE in a young woman. Double phase Tc-99m tetrofosmin scintigraphy showed accumulation of the tracer in the thyroid mass.
Ajmi
Sami
S
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sahloul's Hospital and daggerFarhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia. ajmi_sami@hotmail.com
Trimeche
Sihem
S
Nouira
Manel
M
Sfar
Raja
R
Trabelsi
Amel
A
Essabbah
Habib
H
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018332:Nevus, Epithelioid and Spindle Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*
D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; C078700:technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m