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Computer-Aided Three-Dimensional Visualization in the Treatment of Locally Advanced Thyroid Cancer
Published on: June 9, 2023
Rare Thyroid Cartilage Metastasis From Breast Cancer Visualized on 18F-NaF PET/CT
Sharjeel Usmani1, Najeeb Ahmed2, Muhammad Waqas Ilyas2
1From the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kuwait Cancer Control Center, Khaitan, Kuwait.
Abstract:
Metastatic involvement of the thyroid cartilage is rare due to the absence of vessels within the cartilaginous tissue. We present the case of a 65-year-old woman recently diagnosed with breast cancer referred for skeletal staging with F-NaF PET/CT. She was found to have multiple osteoblastic metastases along with thyroid cartilage metastasis. Rare thyroid cartilage metastasis on F-NaF PET/CT may have prognostic significance in cancer patients.
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