Ga-67 Uptake in Thymic Carcinoma: Utility of Ga-67 Scintigraphy in Patient Management

Seok Tae Lim; Myung Hee Sohn; Min Woo Kim; Jae Yong Kwak; Chang Yeol Yim

doi:10.1097/01.rlu.0000109302.00452.78

Ga-67 Uptake in Thymic Carcinoma: Utility of Ga-67 Scintigraphy in Patient Management

Seok Tae Lim
, Myung Hee Sohn^*
, Min Woo Kim
, Jae Yong Kwak
, Chang Yeol Yim

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Medicine

Jeonbuk National University

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Abstract

A patient with thymic carcinoma underwent Ga-67 scintigraphy, and increased uptake was noted in the anterior mediastinum and bone metastases. After the completion of therapy, Ga-67 scintigraphy showed no radiotracer uptake, although a residual mass was observed on computed tomography (CT). However, a new lesion was seen on Ga-67 imaging in the left lower lung field, corresponding to a suspected metastatic pulmonary nodule that was seen on CT. Before and after treatment, Ga-67 scintigraphy appeared to be superior to CT and was clinically useful in the management of the patient.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	126-128
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical Nuclear Medicine
Volume	29
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/01.rlu.0000109302.00452.78
State	Published - 2004.02

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Keywords

Anterior mediastinal tumor
Ga-67 citrate
Scintigraphy
SPECT
Thymic carcinoma

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