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 Anwin Joseph Kavanal
A1 Deepa Singh
A1 Ashwani Sood
A1 Sharath B. Kumar
A1 Swayamjeet Satapathy
A1 Bhagwant Rai Mittal
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.