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- Title
Incidental detection of hyperfunctioning thyroid cancer metastases in patients presenting with thyrotoxicosis.
- Authors
Damle, Nishikant A.; Bal, Chandrasekhar; Kumar, Praveen; Soundararajan, Ramya; Subbarao, Kiran
- Abstract
Thyrotoxicosis due to functioning metastases from thyroid cancer is rare. It also presents a therapeutic challenge, as both the metastatic cancer and thyrotoxicosis need to be treated. We present here two cases of thyrotoxicosis which on a routine 99mTc-pertechnetate thyroid scan showed extrathyroidal foci of uptake. Two patients who initially presented with thyrotoxicosis underwent a routine thyroid scan. Abnormal uptake in the shoulder was incidentally noted, which prompted us to do a whole body pertechnetate scan in the same sitting, which revealed extensive hyperfunctioning metastases in the lungs and bones. We also discuss the 'Flip Flop' phenomenon in thyroid cancer, which was seen in our case. This report emphasizes the importance of evaluating the abnormal foci of uptake seen on a routine thyroid scan.
- Subjects
THYROID cancer; HYPERTHYROIDISM; CANCER patients; METASTASIS; PERTECHNETATE
- Publication
Indian Journal of Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2012, Vol 16, Issue 4, p631
- ISSN
2230-8210
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/2230-8210.98028