Published September 1987 | Version v1
Journal article

Thyroid carcinoma and hot nodule

  • 1. Nagasaki Univ. (Japan). Dept. of Medicine 1
  • 2. Kuma Hospital, Kobe (Japan)
  • 3. Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka (Japan). Dept. of Psychosomatic Medicine

Description

A 70-year-old woman presented with a nodule in the thyroid gland. 131I scintigraphy of the gland showed a hot nodule. Histology of the resected thyroid revealed a papillary adenocarcinoma. Although a thyroid carcinoma with a hot nodule seen on the radioiodine isotope scan is a very rare occurrence, it is clinically very important because it may indicate a thyroid malignancy. (orig.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Eur. J. Nucl. Med.
Journal Volume
13
Journal Issue
6
Series
Eur. J. Nucl. Med.
Journal Page Range
313-314
ISSN
0340-6997
CODEN
EJNMD