Post-laryngectomy Localization of 1-131 at Tracheostomy Site on a Total Body Scan

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Abstract
A post-thyroidectomy, post-131I-therapy patient had a laryngectomy and neck dissection for recurrent papillary thyroid carcinoma. A subsequent 131I-total body scan revealed persistent anterior neck activity, which disappeared upon removal of the tracheostomy tube and dressings.