Identification of Warthin??s Tumor with Technetium-99m Pertechnetate
Authors:
- Hideo MurahashiHMHideo Murahashi
- Hiroyuki IkutaHIHiroyuki Ikuta
- Yutaka MoriYMYutaka Mori
- Yoshihisa WatanabeYWYoshihisa Watanabe
- 1 October 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Clinical Nuclear Medicine
- Vol. 12 (10) , 796-801
Abstract
Salivary gland imaging with Tc-99m pertechnetate is a useful procedure for evaluating the functional status of salivary glands. The only neoplasms of salivary glands known to consistently concentrate Tc-99m pertechnetate are Warthin's tumor and oncocytoma. In the five cases presented, increased concentration of Tc-99m pertechnetate was seen in these tumors of the parotid glands. This finding was useful for preoperative identification of Warthin's tumor. During this investigation, the concentration of Tc-99m pertechnetate in Warthin's tumor varied by histologic type. Thus, a dynamic study may be helpful in evaluating the accumulation rate of Tc-99m pertechnetate into this tumor type. Because the retention of Tc-99m pertechnetate in tumor following stimulation is useful for the diagnosis of Warthin's tumor, a washout image is of importance in establishing this diagnosis.Keywords
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