Abstract
A 53-year-old man was found serendipitously to have increased blood-pool uptake in the right lobe of the thyroid during a radionuclide ventriculography study for left ventricular function. Primary thyroid hemangioma is a rare condition, with only two cases reported in tile literature. Secondary hemangioma may occur as a result of fine-needle aspiration. This technique may cause hematoma formation, which generally resolves normally, but on rare occasions it can lead to cavernous hemangioma formation. In patients with a thyroid swelling who have a cold nodule on a thyroid scan and only blood on repeated fine-needle aspiration, Tc-99m erythrocyte blood-pool imaging may be performed to diagnose hemangioma.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 769-771 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Clinical nuclear medicine |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2000 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Blood-Pool Imaging
- Thyroid Hemangioma
- Thyroid Scan