Accumulation of 131I in Esophageal Diverticulum Diagnosed by SPECT/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2018 Nov;43(11):e410-e411. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002263.

Abstract

A 72-year-old man underwent total thyroidectomy and radioiodine remnant ablation for papillary thyroid cancer in 2016. The posttherapy whole-body scan showed uptake in the neck, classified as residual thyroid tissue. Two years later, the patient came to our observation to perform a second radioiodine therapy for high levels of thyroglobulin. The planar posttherapy scan showed a focal radioiodine area in the neck. SPECT/CT diagnosed a voluminous esophageal diverticulum located in the upper third of the esophagus. A CT performed to discover the source of thyroglobulin excluded locoregional or distant metastases and confirmed the presence of a Zenker diverticulum.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biological Transport
  • Carcinoma, Papillary / radiotherapy
  • Carcinoma, Papillary / surgery
  • Diverticulum, Esophageal / diagnostic imaging*
  • Diverticulum, Esophageal / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Iodine Radioisotopes / metabolism*
  • Male
  • Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Thyroid Cancer, Papillary
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / surgery
  • Thyroidectomy
  • Whole Body Imaging

Substances

  • Iodine Radioisotopes
  • Iodine-131