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  • Title: Diagnosis of incidental thyroid nodules on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography imaging: are these significant?
    Author: Sharma SD, Jacques T, Smith S, Watters G.
    Journal: J Laryngol Otol; 2015 Jan; 129(1):53-6. PubMed ID: 25496842.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of thyroid malignancy in the first UK case series of patients with incidentally detected thyroid lesions on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography imaging. METHODS: A total of 235 patients were evaluated with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography imaging. Incidental focal uptake in the thyroid gland was identified in nine patients (3.8 per cent). A retrospective review of their case notes was conducted. RESULTS: The rate of malignancy was 55 per cent. The mean and standard deviation of the maximum standardised uptake value was 13.1 ± 7.3 in those patients with malignancy and a nodule identified as positive on positron emission tomography. This value was 2.8 ± 1.2 in those patients without malignancy but with a nodule identified as positive on positron emission tomography (p = 0.01). A palpable thyroid nodule was more likely in those with malignant lesions (p = 0.14). CONCLUSION: The prevalence of incidental thyroid lesions found on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in patients with other primary malignancies is low, but the incidence of malignancy in these patients is high. Patients with a palpable thyroid nodule, focal uptake on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and an increased maximum standardised uptake value require further investigation.
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