RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Radioactive Iodine as a Single-Modality Treatment in a Tumor Thrombus Arising from Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP 82
OP 83
DO 10.2967/jnmt.120.247122
VO 49
IS 1
A1 Kavanal, Anwin Joseph
A1 Singh, Deepa
A1 Sood, Ashwani
A1 Kumar, Sharath B.
A1 Satapathy, Swayamjeet
A1 Mittal, Bhagwant Rai
YR 2021
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/49/1/82.abstract
AB On rare occasions, differentiated thyroid carcinoma causes tumor thrombosis in the great veins. Multimodality treatment with surgery, radioiodine therapy, and targeted therapies is used to manage tumor thrombosis associated with thyroid malignancies, though no established guidelines exist. We present a woman with a tracer-avid tumor thrombus in the right brachiocephalic vein after surgery for follicular thyroid carcinoma. Follow-up revealed an excellent response after treatment with 131I as a single modality for both remnant and tumor thrombus.