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Table 3 Pooled prevalence and diagnosis of thyroid SSTR PET incidentalomasa

From: Prevalence and significance of incidental findings on 68 Ga-DOTA-conjugated somatostatin receptor-targeting peptide PET/CT: a systematic review of the literature

Thyroid Gland

Total: 65

Focal: 25

Diffuse: 40

Malignant

5

0

Thyroid adenomas

7

2

Hashimotos

1

13

Goiter

5

13

Hashimotos + Goiter

6

2

Physiological / nodular thyroid

1

10

  1. One the thyroid incidental SSTR PET findings are reported twice since one lesion was initially reported as benign and later found to be malignant
  2. a Some of the patients had known thyroid disease