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KMID : 0371320030640010077
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Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
2003 Volume.64 No. 1 p.77 ~ p.79
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A Case of Thyroid Cancer Detected with Pet Scan
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Song Hyun-Jung
Chung Woong-Youn
Park Cheong-Soo
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Abstract
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Although the utility of FDG-PET scan is usually limited to the follow up of a recurrence follow the resection of primary malignant tumors. Its usefulness may be widen to the diagnosis in some malignant neoplasms; that use mostly glucose their energy sources. Thyroid cancers use glucose for their metabolic activities and incidental focal thyroid uptake shown on FDG-PET scans may be representative of a primary tumor. Therefore, increased focal thyroid uptake shown on whole body FDG-PET scans should not be overlooked even when it is not marked, and prompt further investigation should be done to rule out a possible cancer. We present a case of thyroid cancer, incidentally detected with a PET scan in a 60-year-old-man. We also present a review of the literatures regarding the usefulness of PET scan in thyroid cancer.
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KEYWORD
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Thyroid cancer, FDG-PET scan
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