Delusory Radioiodine Uptake in Endometriotic Ovarian Cyst

Indian J Nucl Med. 2024 May-Jun;39(3):210-212. doi: 10.4103/ijnm.ijnm_24_24. Epub 2024 Aug 17.

Abstract

A 25-year-old woman with a known case of papillary thyroid carcinoma conventional type referred to our center for treatment with radioactive iodine after total thyroidectomy. She received 200 mCi of radioiodine, and in the whole-body scan 1 week after the radioiodine therapy, an area of increased absorption was seen on the right side of the pelvis, which was diagnosed as an endometriotic ovarian cyst in the follow-up examinations.

Keywords: Endometriotic ovarian cyst; I-131 whole-body scan; false-positive radioactive iodine uptake; ovarian cyst.

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