Spurious metastasis on whole body scans in a patient with thyroid carcinoma

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 541-543

  Bajramovic, S ^a   DeGroot, L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Isotope scan; Radioactive iodide; Salivary glands; Spurious metastasis; Thyroid carcinoma

Indexed keywords

IODINE 131; PEROXIDASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; METASTASIS; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID FUNCTION; WHOLE BODY SCINTISCANNING;

EID: 0031655799     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03347342     Document Type: Article

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