Liang X, Li J, Huang Y, Peng S, Wei Z. Ectopic Pulmonary Goiter Simulating Malignant Tumor Detected on SPECT/CT.
Clin Nucl Med 2021;
46:e579-e581. [PMID:
34132680 DOI:
10.1097/rlu.0000000000003776]
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Abstract
ABSTRACT
A 46-year-old asymptomatic woman with a newly detected large pulmonary mass was admitted to our hospital. An ultrasonography-guided needle biopsy was performed based on a suspicion of malignancy, and an ectopic goiter was confirmed pathologically. Laboratory findings were unremarkable, except that thyroid function tests suggested subclinical hyperthyroidism. A 131I whole-body scintigraphy and SPECT/CT were further performed and revealed intense radioiodine uptake in the pulmonary mass, the mediastinal nodule, and thyroid gland. A diagnosis of ectopic pulmonary goiter with normally located thyroid was finally made.
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