Jackson Richard T, Sinha Partha, Conrad Gary R
Department of Radiology, University of Kentucky, Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0293, USA.
Clin Nucl Med. 2008 Jul;33(7):505-6. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e318177938d.
A case is presented of detection of a secondary thyroid cancer arising from a pulmonary adenocarcinoma by fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET). The need to investigate thyroidal hypermetabolic foci detected incidentally on PET scans is well established so as not to miss a primary thyroid cancer. However, as our case illustrates, the possibility of metastatic thyroid cancer, even though less common, should be considered.
本文报告了1例通过氟-18氟脱氧葡萄糖正电子发射断层扫描（FDG-PET）检测到源于肺腺癌的继发性甲状腺癌的病例。对于PET扫描偶然发现的甲状腺高代谢灶进行检查的必要性已得到充分证实，以免漏诊原发性甲状腺癌。然而，正如我们的病例所示，即使转移性甲状腺癌的可能性较小，也应予以考虑。
