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OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the prevalence of malignancy in incidental thyroidal uptake on PET with fluorine-18 deoxyglucose integrated with computed tomography (F-FDG PET/CT) in Pakistani cancer patients and to assess the role of standardized uptake value (SUV) in deciding which lesions to investigate further. METHOD:We retrospectively reviewed all patients who underwent F-FDG PET/CT scans over a period of 59 months and further analysed those with visually increased thyroidal uptake. Uptake was classified as focal or diffuse. RESULTS:Out of 10 012 F-FDG PET/CT scans done for evaluation of known, nonthyroid malignancies, 173 (1.7%) showed incidental thyroid uptake. Of these, 29 were malignant (33%; 24 focal, five diffuse) and 58 were benign (67%; 26 focal, 32 benign) cases. The prevalence of malignancy was significantly higher in cases of focal uptake (P=0.002). After controlling for sex, age, and SUV those with focal uptake were 6.5 times more likely to have malignancy compared with those with diffuse uptake. Odds ratio 6.5; 95% confidence interval 2.0-20.9; P less than 0.01. We found no correlation of SUV with the incidence or type of malignancy. CONCLUSION:Focal thyroid uptake on F-FDG PET/CT imaging should be sonographically correlated and if indicated with cytological analysis. Although diffuse uptake is usually benign, lymphoma is the leading malignant differential. Nonavid lesions have a low likelihood of malignancy.
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Nucl Med Communjournal_title
Nuclear medicine communicationsauthors
Hassan A,Riaz S,Zafar Wdoi
10.1097/MNM.0000000000000557subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-10-01 00:00:00pages
1069-73issue
10eissn
0143-3636issn
1473-5628pii
00006231-201610000-00010journal_volume
37pub_type
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