We previously reported a high incidence of primary thyroid cancer in fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomogram (FDG-PET)-detected incidental thyroid abnormalities. The aim of our study was to determine if these FDG-PET-detected thyroid malignancies represent a more-aggressive variant of primary thyroid carcinoma.
Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Eppley Cancer Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA. chandrakanth@hotmail.com