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ea0011p532 | Endocrine tumours and neoplasia | ECE2006

The value of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose PET during follow-up of patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma

Lupoli GA , Colarusso S , Panico A , Fonderico F , Nappi F , Marciello F , Gonnella A , Poggiano MR , Nicolai E , Salvatore M , Lupoli G

Introduction: Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG PET) is an innovative method for the detection of primary tumours or metastases of thyroid cancer; however, recurrence or metastases of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) are still difficult to detect.Aim: The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical use of 18F-FDG PET in patients with MTC.Patients and methods: We enr...