Warthin's tumor and I-131 body scan
Clinical Nuclear Medicine, cilt.24, sa.9, ss.721-722, 1999 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 9
- Basım Tarihi: 1999
- Doi Numarası: 10.1097/00003072-199909000-00029
- Dergi Adı: Clinical Nuclear Medicine
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.721-722
- Anahtar Kelimeler: I-131, Warthin's Tumor
- Maltepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
The authors report a case of histologically proved Warthin's tumor of the parotid gland that caused a false-positive result of an I-131 body scan. Because patients with distant metastases that concentrate I-131 should receive I-131 therapy, it is extremely important to properly distinguish false-positive sites of I-131 localization to avoid unnecessary therapeutic intervention. Warthin's tumor should be included in the differential diagnosis when nonphysiologic radioiodine accumulation is encountered in the region of the salivary glands.