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18-01-2024 | Metastasis | Interesting image
Hepatic Superscan in Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Rare Presentation in [18F]FDG PET/CT
Authors:
Ahmed Saad Abdlkadir, Dhuha Al-Adhami, Baraa Alsyouf, Raghad Alhouwari, Ula Al-Rasheed, Omar Jaber, Issa Mohamad, Akram Al-Ibraheem
Published in:
Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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Issue 3/2024
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Excerpt
A 65-year-old female with longstanding goiter history and no familial cancer background exhibited intermittent right upper quadrant abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and greenish diarrhea. Recurrent dehydration prompted emergency visits, culminating in admission. Initial assessments indicated mild anemia and slightly elevated liver enzymes. In light of clinical presentation, an abdominal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed substantial hepatomegaly and liver lesions, prompting an ultrasound-guided liver biopsy to exclude malignancy. Pending results, the patient’s condition rapidly worsened, with intensified vomiting after each oral intake. …
