Hybrid SPECT/CT Helps Characterization and Localization of a Dual Thyroid Ectopia

South Egypt Cancer Institute

Assiut University

Hybrid SPECT/CT Helps Characterization and Localization of a Dual Thyroid Ectopia

Research Authors
Abdelhafez, Y.
Khalil, M.
Roshdy, E.
Diab, W. A.
Eltoni, L.
Research Member
Maha Khaleel Mahmmoud Khaleel
Research Department
Department of Radiotherapy and Nuclear medicine
Research Year
2017
Research Journal
ClinicalNuclearMedicine
Research Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Research Vol
NULL
Research Rank
1
Research_Pages
NULL
Research Website
http://journals.lww.com/nuclearmed/fulltext/9000/00000/Hybrid_SPECT_CT_Helps_Characterization_and.97913.aspx
Research Abstract

The presence of ectopic thyroid tissue in 2 or more different sites is rare. A 12-year-old girl presented with midline anterior neck swelling in the infrahyoid region with subclinical hypothyroidism. Thyroid scanning with 99mTc-pertechnetate was performed, and SPECT/CT was ordered for further evaluation. Two hyperdense lesions demonstrating intense ra- diotracer uptake were seen in the midline at the base of the tongue and infrahyoid neck. We emphasis the role of hybrid SPECT/CT for charac- terization and localization of suspected ectopic thyroid tissue.