Abstract | ABSTRACT: The whole-body postablation scan of a 38-year-old man, with history of papillary thyroid cancer, revealed a focus of intense 131I accumulation about the lower thoracic vertebrae. SPECT/CT revealing a soft tissue lesion adjacent the T9 to T10 vertebrae, which was reported as neurofibroma on the subsequently performed MRI. However, the lesion was confirmed as a bronchogenic cyst on biopsy. Respecting that unlike neurofibroma, immunohistochemistry studies have confirmed Na-I symporter expression in bronchogenic epithelium; our case highlights that, although rare, paravertebral bronchogenic cysts should be considered in differential diagnosis of radioiodine-avid paravertebral lesions.
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Authors | Mohammad Reza Shah Mohammadi, Ghazal Norouzi, Elahe Pirayesh |
Journal | Clinical nuclear medicine
(Clin Nucl Med)
Vol. 47
Issue 4
Pg. e370-e371
(Apr 01 2022)
ISSN: 1536-0229 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 35143456
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Iodine Radioisotopes
- Iodine-131
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Topics |
- Adult
- Bronchogenic Cyst
(diagnostic imaging)
- Humans
- Iodine Radioisotopes
- Male
- Neurofibroma
(diagnostic imaging)
- Thyroid Neoplasms
(diagnostic imaging)
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