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Nuklearmedizin 1996; 35(03): 102-104
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1629837
Original Article
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PET Imaging of Recurrent Medullary Thyroid Cancer[*]

G. H. Simon
1   From the Division of Nuclear Medicine, and Freiburg, Germany
,
E. U. Nitzsche
1   From the Division of Nuclear Medicine, and Freiburg, Germany
,
J. J. Laubenberger
2   Division of Diagnostic Radiology, Department of Radiological Science, Albert-Ludwigs-University, School of Medicine, Freiburg, Germany
,
Almut Einert
1   From the Division of Nuclear Medicine, and Freiburg, Germany
,
E. Moser
1   From the Division of Nuclear Medicine, and Freiburg, Germany
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Publication History

Received: 25 October 1995

in revised form: 18 December 1995

Publication Date:
04 February 2018 (online)

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Summary

Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid gland is a rare tumor. Its prognosis is mainly linked to surgery, because there is no valid alternative therapy to improve patients outcome. In this report, we discuss the recurrence of such a tumor in a 64-year-old female, focusing on magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography evaluation of this tumor.

Zusammenfassung

Das medulläre Schilddrüsenkarzinom ist ein seltener Tumor. Seine Prognose wird maßgeblich durch die frühzeitige operative Entfernung des Tumorgewebes bestimmt, weil alternative Therapieformen zur Verbesserung der Prognose nicht zur Verfügung stehen. Im vorliegenden Fallbericht werden am Beispiel einer 64jährigen Patientin die Möglichkeiten der Kernspintomographie und der Positronen-Emissions-Tomographie in der Diagnostik des Rezidivs diskutiert.

Keywords

Medullary thyroid carcinoma - recurrence - PET

Schlüsselwörter:

Medulläres Schilddrüsenkarzinom - Rezidiv - PET

* Dedicated to Prof. Dr. W. Wenz on the occasion of his 70th birthday


 

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