Cavernous Angioma Mimicking a Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma Brain Metastasis

A 30-year-old man diagnosed with follicular thyroid carcinoma treated previously with total thyroidectomy was referred to radioiodine treatment. Post-therapy scan performed 10 days after a 150 mCi 131NaI revealed radioiodine uptake in left temporal region. To elucidate the abnormal head uptake, Tc-9...

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Published in:	Clinical nuclear medicine Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 62 - 63
Main Authors:	Bulzico, Daniel, Vaisman, Fernanda, Cordeiro de Noronha Pessoa, Cencita H, Corbo, Rossana
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc 01-01-2011
Subjects:	Adult Brain Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Brain Neoplasms - secondary Diagnosis, Differential Hemangioma, Cavernous - diagnostic imaging Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Radionuclide Imaging Technetium Tc 99m Medronate Thyroid Neoplasms - pathology
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Summary:	A 30-year-old man diagnosed with follicular thyroid carcinoma treated previously with total thyroidectomy was referred to radioiodine treatment. Post-therapy scan performed 10 days after a 150 mCi 131NaI revealed radioiodine uptake in left temporal region. To elucidate the abnormal head uptake, Tc-99m MDP bone scan and head magnetic resonance image was performed. No anomalous uptake was observed in the bone scan. Head magnetic resonance image found a well-circumscribed lesion in temporal was compatible with a vascular malformation. Angioresonance confirmed the diagnosis of cavernous angioma, a benign vascular tumor.
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ISSN:	0363-9762 1536-0229
DOI:	10.1097/RLU.0b013e3181feefc2