The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine (대한핵의학회지)

The Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine (대한핵의학회)
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False-positive I-131 Uptake in Meningioma

갑상선암 환자에서 관찰된 뇌수막종의 위양성 옥소 섭취

  • Jeong, Shin-Young (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Kyungpook National University Medical School) ;
  • Seo, Ji-Hyoung (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Kyungpook National University Medical School) ;
  • Bae, Jin-Ho (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Kyungpook National University Medical School) ;
  • Hwang, Jeong-Hyun (Department of Neurosurgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Kyungpook National University Medical School) ;
  • Ahn, Byeong-Cheol (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Kyungpook National University Medical School) ;
  • Lee, Jae-Tae (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Kyungpook National University Medical School) ;
  • Lee, Kyu-Bo (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Kyungpook National University Medical School)
  • 정신영 (경북대학교 의과대학 핵의학교실) ;
  • 서지형 (경북대학교 의과대학 핵의학교실) ;
  • 배진호 (경북대학교 의과대학 핵의학교실) ;
  • 황정현 (경북대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 안병철 (경북대학교 의과대학 핵의학교실) ;
  • 이재태 (경북대학교 의과대학 핵의학교실) ;
  • 이규보 (경북대학교 의과대학 핵의학교실)
  • Published : 2004.06.30
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Abstract

We experienced a case with meningioma showing false positive I-131 uptake. A 55-years old female patient underwent high dose (150 mCi) radioactive iodine therapy to ablate remnant tissue after total thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid cancer. in addition to intense tracer uptake in thyroid bed, there was mild but focal abnormal uptake in left frontal lobe of the brain on post-therapy I-131 whole body scan. Subsequent brain MR imaging showed single mass lesion in left frontal lobe and the mass was resected under the impression of brain metastasis of thyroid carcinoma. Pathologic report confirmed meningioma from the surgical specimen.

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