Sialolithiasis Mimicking Metastatic Thyroid Cancer.
- Author:
Hwang Jeong JEONG
;
Hee Seung BOM
;
Ho Cheon SONG
;
Jung Jun MIN
;
Seung Min KIM
;
Ji Yeul KIM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
I-131;
Sialolithiasis;
Thyroid cancer
- MeSH:
Neck;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Salivary Gland Calculi*;
Submandibular Gland;
Thyroid Gland*;
Thyroid Neoplasms*
- From:Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
2000;34(1):94-98
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report a false positive case of I-131 scan due to a sialolithiasis in right submandibular gland. I-131 images showed not only remnant thyroid tissues and functional metastases in the anterior neck but also a hot uptake near right submandibular gland. We confirmed the sialolithiasis by radiologic studies. Sialolithiasis should be regarded as a false positive cause when I-131 scan shows a hot spot near salivary bed.
