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Thyroid Case 3

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50 year old woman with thyrotoxicosis and tender thyroid gland

Procedure

Thyroid uptake scintigram (Tc99m-pertechnetate). Anterior zoomed and unzoomed views are shown.

thyroid image 3a thyroid image 3b

Questions

1) What pattern of thyroid uptake is shown?
2) What is the likely implication of this in a thyrotoxic patient?
3) What are the other causes of this pattern of thyroid uptake in patients with hyperthyroidism?
4) What is the implication of A?

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