nagment of totally thyroidectomizedpapillary carcinoma of the thyroid (PTC) in patients with unexplained hyperthyroglobulinemia.
Methods:
Totally thyroidectomized PTC patients with suppressed thyroglobulin levels higher than 1 ng/mL and no radiographic evidence of thyroid remnant or percistent/recurrent/metastatic disease were consecutively enrolled from March 2019 to February 2022. A Dx of spot imaging of 10 min covering from cranial base to transverse septum was performed 24 h after an oral administration of
131
I (74 MBq). Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)/computed tomography (CT) was immediately added if planar imaging showed inconclusive findings (the localization of lesions accumulating
131
I was unclear or a malignant lesion could not be ruled out). A therapeutic activity of
131
I was prescribed immediately after the goal of treatment was clarified by Dx. Three days later
a planar post-therapeutic whole-body scan (Rx) was conducted with SPECT/CT fusion imaging when needed.
Results:
In total of 67 PTC patients with unexplained hyperthyroglobulinemia
8 (11.9%) of patients were identified with positive Dx
with a coincidence rate of 97.0% between Dx and Rx and a negative predictive value of 94.9%. In patients with Dx-postive
two and six were identified with mediastinal and cervical lymph node metastasis
repectively. Biochemical remssion
stablization and progression were 87.5% (7/8)
12.5% (1/8)
and 0.0% (0/8)
respectively. After the exclusion of one patient who switched to targeted therapy
biochemical remission
stabilization
and progression were achieved in 79.3% (46/58)
12.1% (7/58) and 8.6% (5/58) of 58 patients with negative Dx
respectively. No significant difference in biochemical response was found in the two groups (
P
=0.542).
Conclusion:
The findings of Dx is highly consistent with those of Rx in totally thyroidectomized PTC patients with unexplained hyperthyroglobulinemia. Radiodine
-avid focis were detected or excluded
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