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Incidental Finding of Intrathyroid Metastases of Prostatic Cancer on 18F-Choline PET/CT.

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An 85-year-old man with a 2-year history of prostate cancer, treated with radiotherapy and hormonal therapy, presented increased prostatic-specific antigen levels. F-choline PET/CT showed focal prostatic uptake consistent with known… Click to show full abstract

An 85-year-old man with a 2-year history of prostate cancer, treated with radiotherapy and hormonal therapy, presented increased prostatic-specific antigen levels. F-choline PET/CT showed focal prostatic uptake consistent with known local recurrence, increased uptake of 2 hypodense thyroid nodules and of 2 left cervical lymph nodes, suspected as thyroid cancer. Neck ultrasound confirmed the high risk of malignancy, and a guided biopsy (of a thyroid nodule and cervical lymph node) revealed cellular infiltrates thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1) negative and prostatic-specific antigen positive, confirming intrathyroid and cervical lymph node metastases of prostate cancer. PET/CT changed the disease staging. Chemotherapy was initiated.

Keywords: cancer; finding intrathyroid; cervical lymph; pet; choline pet; incidental finding

Journal Title: Clinical Nuclear Medicine
Year Published: 2019

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