Post-laryngectomy Localization of I-131 at Tracheostomy Site on a Total Body Scan

A post-thyroidectomy, post-I-131-therapy patient had a laryngectomy and neck dissection for recurrent papillary thyroid carcinoma. A subsequent I-131 total body scan revealed persistent anterior neck activity, which disappeared upon removal of the tracheostomy tube and dressings.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States) 1984-07, Vol.9 (7), p.409-411
Hauptverfasser:	KIRK, GERALD A, SCHULZ, ELOY E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	550601 - Medicine- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics Aged BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES Biological and medical sciences BODY BODY AREAS Carcinoma, Papillary - diagnostic imaging Carcinoma, Papillary - surgery CONTAMINATION COUNTING TECHNIQUES DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES Endocrinopathies False Positive Reactions Female Humans INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI IODINE 131 IODINE ISOTOPES Iodine Radioisotopes ISOTOPES Laryngectomy Male Malignant tumors MATERIALS Medical sciences MEDICAL SUPPLIES MEDICINE NECK Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - diagnostic imaging NUCLEAR MEDICINE NUCLEI ODD-EVEN NUCLEI Postoperative Care RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING RADIOISOTOPES RADIOLOGY RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE Radionuclide Imaging RADIOTHERAPY SURGERY SURGICAL MATERIALS THERAPY Thyroid Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Thyroid Neoplasms - surgery Thyroid. Thyroid axis (diseases) THYROIDECTOMY Tracheotomy
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Zusammenfassung:	A post-thyroidectomy, post-I-131-therapy patient had a laryngectomy and neck dissection for recurrent papillary thyroid carcinoma. A subsequent I-131 total body scan revealed persistent anterior neck activity, which disappeared upon removal of the tracheostomy tube and dressings.
ISSN:	0363-9762 1536-0229
DOI:	10.1097/00003072-198407000-00011