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Vol. 32. Issue 3.
Pages 146-151 (May - June 2013)
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Vol. 32. Issue 3.
Pages 146-151 (May - June 2013)
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Positron emission tomography-computed tomography with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose in patients with recurrent differentiated thyroid carcinoma and negative radioiodine scan. Diagnostic performance and relation with thyroglobulin levels
La tomografía por emisión de positrones-tomografía computarizada con 18F-fluordesoxiglucosa en los pacientes con cáncer diferenciado de tiroides en recurrencia y rastreo con radioyodo negativo. Rendimiento diagnóstico y relación con los niveles de tiroglobulina
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E. Mariscal Labradora, A. García Burilloa, J. Castell-Conesaa,
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, G. Obiols Alfonsob, N. Kisiel Gonzáleza, M. Barios Profitósa, S. Aguadé-Bruixa, J. Mesa Mantecab
a Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
b Servicio de Endocrinología, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Table 1. Clinical data of the population.
Table 2. Contingency table between true positive (TP) and false negative (FN) result for the correlative intervals of basal Tg in the 35 PET-CT with a confirmed results (only the 29 TP and FN cases were analyzed, obviating the negative cases whether true negative or false positive).
Table 3. Contingency tables between the true positive (TP) and false negative (FN) results for the correlative intervals of basal Tg in the 29 PET-CT with confirmed results performed after stimulation with rhTSH (only the 24 TP and FN cases were analyzed obviating the negative cases whether true negative of false positive).
Table 4. Contingency table between the true positive (TP) and false negative (FN) results for the correlative intervals of Tg stimulated in the PET-CT with confirmed results performed after stimulation in the 29 PET-CT with confirmed results performed after stimulation with rhTSH (only the 24 TP and RN cases were analyzed obviating the negative cases whether true negative or false positive).
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Objective

To assess the diagnostic performance of 18F-FDG PET-CT scan and its relation to serum thyroglobulin (Tg) levels in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma with suspicion of persistence or recurrence of the disease and negative radioiodine scans.

Material and methods

This is a retrospective analysis of 35 PET-CT studies in 25 patients (17 women, average age 48.8±15.2 years). The results were confirmed by histology or by ultrasonography and clinical follow-up. We analyzed the relationship between the diagnostic performance of the PET-CT scans and three levels of Tg: less than or equal to 2ng/ml; between 2 and 10ng/ml and greater than 10ng/ml.

Results

We obtained 26 true-positives (TP), 1 false-positive (FP), 3 true-negatives (TN) and 5 false-negatives (FN). Of the 18 patients with PET-CTs classified as TP, 3 showed lesions at the post-thyroidectomy bed, 15 showed lymph node metastases and 5 had distant metastases. Sensitivity was 83.9% (CI 95%: 69.3–98.4%) and specificity was 75% (CI 95%: 20–100%).

Regarding the three intervals of Tg, PET-CT scan showed true positive rates of 37.5%, 83% and 100% in patients with Tg levels of less than 2ng/ml, between 2 and 10ng/ml and more than 10ng/ml, respectively.

Conclusions

18F-FDG PET-CT demonstrates high diagnostic yield in local disease and distant lesions for the population of patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma and persistence of the disease with negative radioiodine scans at Tg levels above 2ng/ml.

Keywords:
PET/CT
Thyroid cancer
Thyroglobulin
Radioiodine
Positron emission tomography
18F-FDG
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Objetivo

Evaluar el rendimiento diagnóstico de la PET-TC con 18F-FDG y su relación con los niveles séricos de tiroglobulina (Tg) en los pacientes con cáncer diferenciado de tiroides con sospecha de persistencia o recurrencia de enfermedad y rastreo con radioyodo negativo.

Material y métodos

Análisis retrospectivo de 35 estudios PET-TC en 25 pacientes (17 mujeres, edad media 48,8±15,2 años). Los resultados se comprobaron histológicamente, o mediante ecografía y seguimiento clínico. Se analizó la relación entre el rendimiento diagnóstico de la PET-TC y tres niveles de Tg: menor o igual a 2ng/ml; entre 2 y 10ng/ml y mayor a 10ng/ml.

Resultados

Se obtuvieron 26 verdaderos positivos, un falso positivo, tres verdaderos negativos y cinco falsos negativos. De los 18 pacientes con una PET-TC clasificada como VP, tres mostraron lesiones en el lecho post-tiroidectomía, 15 mostraron afectación ganglionar y cinco presentaron metástasis a distancia. La sensibilidad fue del 83,9% (IC 95%: 69,3-98,4%) y la especificidad del 75% (IC 95%: 20-100%).

Para tres intervalos de Tg, la PET-TC mostró una tasa de verdaderos positivos del 37,5%, 83% y 100% en los pacientes con niveles de Tg < 2, entre 2-10 y > 10ng/ml, respectivamente.

Conclusiones

La PET-TC con 18F-FDG muestra un alto rendimiento diagnóstico de la enfermedad loco-regional y a distancia en la población de pacientes con cáncer diferenciado de tiroides en situación de persistencia de enfermedad y rastreo con yodo negativo con niveles de Tg por encima de 2ng/ml.

Palabras clave:
PET-TC
Cáncer de tiroides
Tiroglobulina
Radioyodo
Tomografía por emisión de positrones
18F-FDG

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