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Metastasis to the thyroid from non-small cell carcinoma of the lung: findings in 18F-FDG PET/CT study

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The incidence of thyroid metastasis from other primary malignancy is rare. In this case, we present the findings of 18F-FDG PET/CT in thyroid metastasis from underlying non-small cell carcinoma of the lung and highlight the importance of tracer uptake pattern recognition within the thyroid on 18F-FDG PET/CT study.

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, Guy’s Hospital, Great Maze Pond, London, SE19RT, UK

    Kanhaiyalal Agrawal & Hosahalli Krishnamurthy Mohan

  2. King’s College London, London, UK

    James Weaver

  3. Clinical PET Centre, King’s College London, London, UK

    Hosahalli Krishnamurthy Mohan

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Agrawal, K., Weaver, J. & Mohan, H.K. Metastasis to the thyroid from non-small cell carcinoma of the lung: findings in 18F-FDG PET/CT study. Endocrine 48, 720–721 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12020-014-0297-8

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