Unusual iodine-131 postablation whole-body scintigraphy patterns in patients after robot-assisted/endoscopic thyroidectomy: Case series

Mi Ra Kim; Hye-Kyung Shim

doi:10.1002/ccr3.2795

Unusual iodine-131 postablation whole-body scintigraphy patterns in patients after robot-assisted/endoscopic thyroidectomy: Case series

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Apr 14;8(6):962-966. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2795. eCollection 2020 Jun.

Authors

Mi Ra Kim¹, Hye-Kyung Shim²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Haeundae Paik Hospital Inje University College of Medicine Busan Republic of Korea.
² Department of Nuclear Medicine Haeundae Paik Hospital Inje University College of Medicine Busan Republic of Korea.

Abstract

Robot-assisted/endoscopic thyroidectomy causes irritation due to instruments or implantation of thyroid tissue on the anterior chest wall and lower neck. We present three patients who exhibited unexpected focal lesions on postablation Iodine-131 single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography without biochemical and structural diseases. Meticulous surgical techniques are important to prevent complications.

Keywords: Iodine‐131 whole‐body scintigraphy (WBS); endoscopic thyroidectomy; positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT); robot‐assisted thyroidectomy; single‐photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT); thyroid carcinoma; unusual patterns.

Publication types

Case Reports