Uptake Within Achilles Tendon on Posttherapy Radioiodine Whole-Body Scan Related to Gouty Tophus

A 66-year-old man with history of papillary thyroid cancer status post total thyroidectomy underwent 131I-radioiodine ablation. Posttherapy 131I whole-body scan revealed unexpected activity within the left posterior ankle. SPECT/CT localized the radioiodine uptake to a gouty tophus in the Achilles tendon.
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