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Vol. 33. Issue 4.
Pages 205-209 (July - August 2014)
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Vol. 33. Issue 4.
Pages 205-209 (July - August 2014)
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Interpretation of thyroid incidentalomas in 18F-FDG PET/CT studies
Interpretación de incidentalomas tiroideos en estudios PET/TC con 18F-FDG
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C. Achury
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, M. Estorch1, A. Domènech, V. Camacho2, A. Flotats, R. Jaller, L. Geraldo, J. Deportós, A. Montes, I. Carrió
Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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Table 1. Indications to perform the 18F-FDG PET/CT studies.
Table 2. Reason for the request of 18F-FDG PET/CT studies.
Table 3. Histological results of thyroid FNAP in patients with focal uptake of 18F-FDG and indication for ultrasonography.
Table 4. Findings standardized by pattern of 18F-FDG uptake.
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Abstract
Objective

Thyroid findings or incidentalomas in 18F-FDG PET/CT studies are relatively frequent, being its clinical significance subject of controversy. The aim of this study was to show our experience in the detection of thyroid incidentalomas by PET/CT studies as well as its follow up.

Material and methods

A retrospective and descriptive review was conducted on patients who had thyroid incidentalomas detected in 18F-FDG PET/CT studies between June 2010 and March 2013. Patient's medical records were reviewed for age, genre, maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax), thyroid diseases, TSH and antithyroid antibodies levels, ultrasound, fine-needle aspiration (FNA) and cytology.

Results

4085 PET/CT studies for several purposes were performed. Eighty-three of these studies (2.03%) showed thyroid incidentalomas. Thirty-seven patients showed a diffuse increase of glucose metabolism in the thyroid gland and 46 showed a focal increase of glucose metabolism. Five out of 46 patients with focal uptake were diagnosed of a neoplastic disease by cytology (11%). The SUVmax of malignant pathology did not differ from that of benign thyroid diseases (Mean: 10,26 and 5,92 respectively).

Conclusion

In our experience, focal thyroid incidentalomas detected in 18F-FDG PET/CT studies are related to a significant risk of malignancy (11%). Therefore, in these situations, an ultrasound study with fine needle biopsy should be recommended. Moreover, a diffuse increase of glucose metabolism in the thyroid gland is often associated with benign thyroid pathology.

Keywords:
Thyroid incidentalomas
Fluorodeoxyglucose
18F-FDG
Positron-emission tomography
PET/CT
Fine-needle aspiration
Resumen
Objetivo

Los incidentalomas tiroideos en estudios PET/TC con 18F-FDG son relativamente frecuentes y su significado clínico es causa de controversia. El presente estudio muestra nuestra experiencia en la detección de incidentalomas tiroideos a partir de estudios PET/TC y de su seguimiento.

Material y métodos

Estudio retrospectivo descriptivo de los pacientes que presentaron incidentalomas tiroideos en los estudios PET/TC con 18F-FDG, entre junio de 2010 y marzo de 2013. Se evaluaron los siguientes datos y antecedentes clínicos: edad, sexo, valor máximo estandarizado de captación (SUVmáx), enfermedades tiroideas, niveles de TSH y anticuerpos antitiroideos, ecografía, punción-aspiración con aguja fina (PAAF) y citología.

Resultados

Se realizaron 4.085 PET/TC, de los cuales 83 (2,03%) mostraron incidentalomas tiroideos. Treinta y siete de estos pacientes presentaron un incremento difuso del metabolismo glicídico tiroideo y 46 un incremento focal. Cinco de los 46 pacientes con captación focal (11%) fueron diagnosticados de enfermedad neoplásica por citología. No se encontraron diferencias significativas entre los valores del SUVmáx de las enfermedades tiroideas benignas y de las malignas (media: 10,26 y 5,92 respectivamente).

Conclusión

En nuestra experiencia, los incidentalomas tiroideos de características focales detectados en los estudios PET/TC con 18F-FDG, presentan un considerable riesgo de malignidad (11%). Por este motivo, se debe indicar siempre el seguimiento de estos hallazgos mediante ecografía y PAAF. Por otra parte, y tal como está descrito en la literatura, el incremento difuso del metabolismo glicídico tiroideo se asocia casi siempre a patología tiroidea benigna.

Palabras clave:
Incidentalomas tiroideos
Fluordeoxiglucosa
18F-FDG
Tomografía por emisión de positrones
PET/TC
Punción-aspiración con aguja fina

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