Author/Authors :
Çayır, Derya University of Health Sciences - Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital - Clinic of Nuclear Medicine - Ankara, Turkey , Araz, Mine University of Health Sciences - Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital - Clinic of Nuclear Medicine - Ankara, Turkey , Apaydın, Mahmut University of Health Sciences - Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital - Clinic of Endocrinology and Metabolism - Ankara, Turkey , Çakal, Erman University of Health Sciences - Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital - Clinic of Endocrinology and Metabolism - Ankara, Turkey
Abstract :
We present a rare case with inguinal iodine-131 (I-131) uptake on whole body scan. The patient was suffering from a painful right inguinal mass during menstrual period, which was later sonographically and histopathologically confirmed to be an inguinal focus of endometriosis. Endometriosis is a previously reported site of radioiodine uptake and detection of radioiodine uptake in the inguinal region has also been described. Nevertheless, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of I-131 uptake in an inguinal endometriosis focus. History and physical examination of the patient are both very important in identifying the etiology of the ectopic uptake sites on I-131 whole body scan, and inguinal endometriosis should be kept in mind while reporting inguinal radioiodine uptake on I-131 whole body scan.
