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ea0037ep848 | Thyroid cancer | ECE2015

False-positive uptake of radioiodine WBS in a patient with papillary thyroid cancer due to a vertebral hemangioma

Triantafillou Eleni , Kanouta Foteini , Papadakis Georgios , Tzaves Ioannis , Panagiotidi Evgenia , Trivizaki Erasmia , Kaltzidou Victoria , Tertipi Athanasia , Drosou Aspasia , Pappas Anastasios

Introduction: Diagnostic and post-therapy radioiodine whole body scan (WBS) is used in the follow-up of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) for the detection of local recurrence or remote metastasis. We report a case of false-positive uptake of radioiodine WBS.Case report: A 37-year-old female patient underwent subtotal thyroidectomy for multinodular goitre and histology revealed multifocal papillary thyroid carcinoma, of follicular type with three fo...