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Selective uptake of 75 Se‐selenomethionine by thymoma with pure red cell aplasia
Author(s) -
Min KyungWhan,
Waddell Caroline C.,
Pircher Felix J.,
Granville George E.,
Gyorkey Ferenc
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197804)41:4<1323::aid-cncr2820410417>3.0.co;2-#
Subject(s) - pure red cell aplasia , medicine , thymoma , thyroid carcinoma , aplasia , nuclear medicine , selenium , differential diagnosis , pathology , thyroid , surgery , bone marrow , chemistry , organic chemistry
Red cell aplasia and an enlarging anterior mediastinal mass developed in a patient being followed for thyroid carcinoma. Differential diagnosis included thymoma and metastatic thyroid carcinoma. Preoperative scanning demonstrated significant uptake of 75 Se‐selenomethionine whereas 67 Ga‐gallium citrate failed to visualize the mass. Subsequent thoracotomy revealed a lymphocytic thymoma which was resected, resulting in reversal of the red cell aplasia. The use of 75 Se‐selenomethionine scanning maybe a useful adjunct in the preoperative evaluation of suspected thymomas.