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Citation: Ann Clin Case Rep. 2021;6(1):2041.DOI: 10.25107/2474-1655.2041

A Rare Case of Ectopic Thyroid from a Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patient Diagnosing with 18F-FDG PET/CT

Jia Yang, Zhongkuan Ge, Jin Xu, Xingchen Ding and Man Hu*

Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, China

*Correspondance to: Man Hu 

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Abstract:

Ectopic thyroid is an abnormal thyroid gland embryogenesis; the thyroid is not in the normal position of the neck but appears in other parts. About 90% of the ectopic thyroid is located at the base of the tongue. This case showed a mass in the right supraclavicular region, which initially diagnosed as metastatic Lymph Node (LN) on CT and MRI in a nasopharyngeal carcinoma patient. While, this mass had no FDG uptake through 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging, and it was a finally confirmed as ectopic thyroid tissue pathologically using needle biopsy. We emphasis the important role of 18F-FDG PET/CT for confirming and excluding lymph node metastasis.

Keywords:

Ectopic thyroid; 18F-FDG PET/CT; Lymph node metastasis; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Cite the Article:

Yang J, Ge Z, Xu J, Ding X, Hu M. A Rare Case of Ectopic Thyroid from a Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patient Diagnosing with 18F-FDG PET/CT. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2021; 6: 2041..

Journal Basic Info

  • Impact Factor: 5.253*
  • H-Index: 6
  • ISSN: 2474-1655
  • DOI: 10.25107/2474-1655
  • PubMed NLM ID: 101702800

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