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Post-laryngectomy Localization of 1-131 at Tracheostomy Site on a Total Body Scan
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1984
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Post-laryngectomy LocalizationTracheostomy SiteOtorhinolaryngologySurgeryPost-i-131-therapy PatientGross AnatomyNeck DissectionLaryngectomyNeck OncologyRadiologyHealth SciencesTracheostomy TubeLarynxThyroid DiseaseOtolaryngologyThoracic SurgeryNeck PathologyHead And Neck CancerMedicineTotal Body
A post-thyroidectomy, post-I-131-therapy patient had a laryngectomy and neck dissection for recurrent papillary thyroid carcinoma. A subsequent I-131 total body scan revealed persistent anterior neck activity, which disappeared upon removal of the tracheostomy tube and dressings.