Unusual uptake of 131iodine in bilateral ovarian endometriosis cysts in a patient with thyroid cancer

Endocrine · 2019 · vol. 66(3) , pp. 693–694 · doi:10.1007/s12020-019-02079-5 · PMID:31502210 · W2972516165
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This case report details a patient with thyroid cancer who exhibited unusual uptake of 131iodine in bilateral ovarian endometriosis cysts.

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This paper reports a clinical case in which a patient with thyroid cancer showed unusual uptake of radioactive iodine (131I) in bilateral ovarian endometriosis cysts during post-therapy or follow-up imaging. The authors describe the imaging finding of 131I uptake in the ovarian cysts, despite the context of thyroid cancer surveillance. The main limitation is that it is a single-case report, so it cannot establish how common or generalizable this phenomenon is. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it specifically documents bilateral ovarian endometriosis cysts exhibiting unusual 131I uptake in the setting of thyroid cancer follow-up.

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endometriosis

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Endometriosis Iodine Radioisotopes Ovarian Cysts Thyroid Cancer, Papillary Thyroid Neoplasms Endometriosis Female Humans Ovarian Cysts Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Computed Tomography Thyroid Cancer, Papillary Thyroid Neoplasms Young Adult

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