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Total body scintigraphy eight days after 5550 MBq. 131I treatment. Intense and multifocal laesions in the liver (*) and abdomen (**).
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Each treatment was followed 24 hours later by a total body scintigram: liver uptake diminished over time from 40% to 17% (see Fig. 1).
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Follicular carcinoma in a struma ovarii.
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Histology revealed follicular carcinoma in a struma ovarii (see Fig. 2).
Papillary thyroid carcinoma in thyroid gland.
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Subsequently a total thyroidectomy was performed, showing a papillary thyroid micro carcinoma of 3 mm (see Fig. 3). 123I-scintigraphy showed only little uptake in the thyroid gland.
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Total body scintigraphy eight days after 5550 MBq. 131I treatment. Two small spots in the region of the former thyroid are visible, probably remnant (*). In the pelvic region, there is pathological uptake visible just left of the bladder (**). This could be residual tumor activity.
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The scintigram showed minimal pathological rest-activity behind the bladder (see Fig. 4).