J Korean Radiol Soc.  1989 Aug;25(4):637-640. 10.3348/jkrs.1989.25.4.637.

Pediatric thyroid carcinoma with lung metastases : A case of 7-years' follow-up by chest X-ray and scintigram

• Kim OH
• Kim CY
• Bahk YW

• KMID: 2359089
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.1989.25.4.637

Abstract

Miliary lung metastasis is well known in thyroid carcinoma. However, thyroid carcinoma itself is very rare inchildren. We have seen a case of papillary adenocarcinoma of the thyroid in a 12-year old boy. He had extensivenodular lung metastases on the chest X-ray, which were confirmed by 131-I scintigraphy and biopsy of a cervicallymph node. Radioactive iodine therapy was instituted for 5 years and nodular lung metastases effectivelydisappeared on the follow-up chest x-rays. A lung scintigraphy with 131-I, however, showed residual uptake in thelung suggesting that scintigraphy is more sensitive and, therfore useful for evaluating the management of thethyroid carcinoma.

MeSH Terms

Adenocarcinoma, Papillary
Biopsy
Follow-Up Studies*
Humans
Iodine
Lung*
Male
Neoplasm Metastasis*
Radionuclide Imaging
Thorax*
Thyroid Gland*
Thyroid Neoplasms*
Iodine