Isolated single lobe hyperplasia of the thyroid gland, presenting as anterior mediastinal mass, detected on positron emission tomography-computed tomography scan

We report a case who presented with facial swelling and breathlessness. Recent chest X-ray was suggestive of soft-tissue in the mediastinum. In view of the suspicion of mass being neoplastic, the patient was referred for positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) scan. Whole-body fluo...

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Main Authors: Nitin Gupta, Dharmender Malik, Ritu Verma, Sunila Jain
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Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2020-04-01
Series:World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/wjnm.WJNM_70_19
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description We report a case who presented with facial swelling and breathlessness. Recent chest X-ray was suggestive of soft-tissue in the mediastinum. In view of the suspicion of mass being neoplastic, the patient was referred for positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) scan. Whole-body fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET-CT scan revealed a mildly FDG-avid large lobulated soft-tissue mass in the anterior mediastinum, seen to arising from right lobe of the thyroid gland, extending into the right hemithorax. Histopathological examination of the mass was compatible with adenomatous hyperplasia of the thyroid. Here, we report an unusual case of isolated single lobe hyperplasia of the thyroid gland, masquerading as an anterior mediastinal mass.
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spelling doaj-art-c8decb3e4f864f31a893ade4c0469bf52025-08-20T02:02:05ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.World Journal of Nuclear Medicine1450-11471607-33122020-04-01190215215410.4103/wjnm.WJNM_70_19Isolated single lobe hyperplasia of the thyroid gland, presenting as anterior mediastinal mass, detected on positron emission tomography-computed tomography scanNitin Gupta0Dharmender Malik1Ritu Verma2Sunila Jain3Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT, Mahajan Imaging Centre, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New DelhiDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT, Mahajan Imaging Centre, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New DelhiDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT, Mahajan Imaging Centre, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New DelhiDepartment of Pathology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, IndiaWe report a case who presented with facial swelling and breathlessness. Recent chest X-ray was suggestive of soft-tissue in the mediastinum. In view of the suspicion of mass being neoplastic, the patient was referred for positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) scan. Whole-body fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET-CT scan revealed a mildly FDG-avid large lobulated soft-tissue mass in the anterior mediastinum, seen to arising from right lobe of the thyroid gland, extending into the right hemithorax. Histopathological examination of the mass was compatible with adenomatous hyperplasia of the thyroid. Here, we report an unusual case of isolated single lobe hyperplasia of the thyroid gland, masquerading as an anterior mediastinal mass.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/wjnm.WJNM_70_19anterior mediastinal massfluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomographyisolated single lobe hyperplasia of the thyroidunilateral goiter
spellingShingle Nitin Gupta
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Ritu Verma
Sunila Jain
Isolated single lobe hyperplasia of the thyroid gland, presenting as anterior mediastinal mass, detected on positron emission tomography-computed tomography scan
World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
anterior mediastinal mass
fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography
isolated single lobe hyperplasia of the thyroid
unilateral goiter
title Isolated single lobe hyperplasia of the thyroid gland, presenting as anterior mediastinal mass, detected on positron emission tomography-computed tomography scan
title_full Isolated single lobe hyperplasia of the thyroid gland, presenting as anterior mediastinal mass, detected on positron emission tomography-computed tomography scan
title_fullStr Isolated single lobe hyperplasia of the thyroid gland, presenting as anterior mediastinal mass, detected on positron emission tomography-computed tomography scan
title_full_unstemmed Isolated single lobe hyperplasia of the thyroid gland, presenting as anterior mediastinal mass, detected on positron emission tomography-computed tomography scan
title_short Isolated single lobe hyperplasia of the thyroid gland, presenting as anterior mediastinal mass, detected on positron emission tomography-computed tomography scan
title_sort isolated single lobe hyperplasia of the thyroid gland presenting as anterior mediastinal mass detected on positron emission tomography computed tomography scan
topic anterior mediastinal mass
fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography
isolated single lobe hyperplasia of the thyroid
unilateral goiter
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/wjnm.WJNM_70_19
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