Cavernous angioma mimicking a differentiated thyroid carcinoma brain metastasis

Clin Nucl Med. 2011 Jan;36(1):62-3. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e3181feefc2.

Abstract

A 30-year-old man diagnosed with follicular thyroid carcinoma treated previously with total thyroidectomy was referred to radioiodine treatment. Post-therapy scan performed 10 days after a 150 mCi 131NaI revealed radioiodine uptake in left temporal region. To elucidate the abnormal head uptake, Tc-99m MDP bone scan and head magnetic resonance image was performed. No anomalous uptake was observed in the bone scan. Head magnetic resonance image found a well-circumscribed lesion in temporal was compatible with a vascular malformation. Angioresonance confirmed the diagnosis of cavernous angioma, a benign vascular tumor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Brain Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / pathology*

Substances

  • Technetium Tc 99m Medronate