Cerebellar Metastasis From Thyroid Carcinoma With Prominent 123I Uptake But Less Impressive MRI Findings in a Pediatric Patient. (26th December 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gupta, Neetika; Fleury, Anilawan; Zhuang, Hongming
• Is Part Of: Clinical nuclear medicine. Volume 47:Number 12(2022)
• Page Start: 1071
• Page End: 1073
• Publication Date: 2022-12-26
• Subjects: 123I -- cerebellar metastasis -- MRI -- pediatric -- SPECT/CT -- thyroid cancer; Nuclear medicine -- Periodicals; Radioisotope scanning -- Periodicals; Nuclear Medicine -- Periodicals; 616.07575
• DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004328
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0363-9762

Abstract

Abstract: Papillary thyroid carcinoma in childhood frequently presents with locoregional lymph node metastases. The distant metastases often involve lungs and the bone, whereas brain metastasis is rare. We report a case of classic variant–papillary thyroid carcinoma with right cerebellar metastasis in a 7-year-old girl on a 123 I SPECT/CT study. A brain MRI on the same day shows a tiny millimetric enhancing nodule in the right cerebellum with no perceivable perilesional edema, confirming the 123 I scan findings.