Remarkable response to radioiodine therapy in a case of metastatic macrofollicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma

Clin Nucl Med. 2014 Feb;39(2):219-21. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000322.

Abstract

Macrofollicular variant is a rare variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma. Although they are usually associated with a good prognosis, aggressive forms have been described. Distinction from an adenomatous goiter or follicular adenoma is often difficult and can lead to misdiagnosis. We report a metastatic macrofollicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma with a remarkable clinical, biochemical, and structural response to radioiodine treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma / pathology*
  • Carcinoma / radiotherapy*
  • Carcinoma, Papillary
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Iodine Radioisotopes / therapeutic use
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Thyroid Cancer, Papillary
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Iodine Radioisotopes