Thyroid carcinoma after 131I treatment for hyperthyroidism. Report of a case.

A case of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma is described, occurring in a 71-year-old woman, 8-1/2 years after treatment with 8 mCi 131I for hyperthyroidism.

Evaluation of cold areas on the thyroid scan with 67Ga-citrate.

Cold areas on 131I or 99mTc thyroid scans were re-evaluated using 67Ga-citrate in 134 patients. In 62 patients surgical specimens were obtained for histologic studies. Of 46 benign lesions, all had negative 67Ga scans, and 67Ga scans in 5 of the 16 lesions judged to be malignant were positive.

Leiomyosarcoma of the pulmonary trunk associated with pericardial effusion.

, 490-494. The case history of a patient with a leiomyosarcoma of the pulmonary trunk is presented. The clinical picture was dominated by unexplained shortness of breath, episodes of cough and haemoptysis, general weakness, and weight loss.