Anatomic and metabolic imaging of venous thromboembolism mimicking thyroid carcinoma extension.
Tumor thrombus arising from malignancies has been well recognized by both anatomic and metabolic imaging modalities, including FDG-PET. Recently, venous thromboembolism accumulating FDG has also been reported by a few literatures. However, blood thrombus accumulating radioiodine has never been reported by now. This case presents a follicular thyroid carcinoma patient with venous thromboembolism in the left brachiocephalic vein and superior vena cava, which could accumulate both FDG and radioiodine, mimicking thyroid carcinoma extension.
Chen
Libo
L
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Yishan Rd 600, 200233, Shanghai, People's Republic of China. libochen888@hotmail.com
Shen
Yan
Y
Wu
Xiaohui
X
Luo
Quanyong
Q
D018263:Adenocarcinoma, Follicular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D054556:Venous Thromboembolism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism*
D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18