Struma ovarii with hyperthyroidism

Clin Nucl Med. 2000 Oct;25(10):763-5. doi: 10.1097/00003072-200010000-00001.

Abstract

A case of hyperthyroid disease after total thyroidectomy is reported. An initial scintigraph with Tc-99m sodium pertechnetate confirmed the absence of uptake in the neck. The view of the pelvis revealed a rounded area of increased uptake on the left, near the sacroiliac joint (results of bone scintigraphy were negative). A wholebody scan with iodine-131 confirmed a struma ovarii that was bilateral, which occurs in 5% to 10% of patients with this condition.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hyperthyroidism / complications
  • Hyperthyroidism / diagnostic imaging*
  • Iodine Radioisotopes
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / complications
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m
  • Struma Ovarii / complications
  • Struma Ovarii / diagnostic imaging*
  • Thyroidectomy

Substances

  • Iodine Radioisotopes
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m