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A 70-year-old woman presented with a nodule in the thyroid gland. 131I scintigraphy of the gland showed a hot nodule. Histology of the resected thyroid revealed a papillary adenocarcinoma. Although a thyroid carcinoma with a hot nodule seen on the radioiodine isotope scan is a very rare occurrence, it is clinically very important because it may indicate a thyroid malignancy.
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Fukata, S., Tamai, H., Matsubayashi, S. et al. Thyroid carcinoma and hot nodule. Eur J Nucl Med 13, 313–314 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00256559
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