Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography imaging of an isolated subcutaneous loin metastasis from primary papillary carcinoma of the thyroid
This was a case report of a 45-year-old male patient who presented with subcuataneous swelling in the left loin, which on biopsy showed metastatic papillary cancer. He was referred for whole body PET/CT for detection of primary site. PET/CT showed an intense uptake in the subcutaneous soft-tissue lesion in the left loin []. Also uptake noted in right lobe thyroid nodule []. Patient underwent fine needle aspiration of the thyroid nodule which confirmed papillary carcinoma. A diagnosis of primary papillary carcinoma of thyroid with subcutaneous loin metastasis was made and he was advised total thyroidectomy and excision of metastasis.