Unusual Presentation of Hurthle Cell Carcinoma With TENIS Syndrome as Left Atrial Thrombus on 18F-FDG PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2018 Oct;43(10):e352-e354. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002224.

Abstract

Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) with thyroglobulin elevation and negative I scintigraphy (TENIS) syndrome is a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma. Treatment of differentiated thyroid cancer has an excellent outcome, but treatment options in TENIS are limited with the exception of surgically amenable disease. We present a case of TENIS syndrome with incidental detection of tumor thrombus in right pulmonary vein extending to the left atrium on F-FDG PET/CT and subsequently complicating as an occipital bleed. The timely detection of the thrombus facilitated early initiation of anticoagulant therapy. However, the intracranial bleed precluded the continuation of anticoagulant therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma, Oxyphilic / complications*
  • Adenoma, Oxyphilic / diagnostic imaging*
  • Adenoma, Oxyphilic / metabolism
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Heart Atria
  • Humans
  • Iodine Radioisotopes*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Thrombosis / complications*
  • Thyroglobulin / metabolism*
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / complications*
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / metabolism

Substances

  • Iodine Radioisotopes
  • Iodine-131
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Thyroglobulin

Supplementary concepts

  • Thyroid cancer, Hurthle cell