ISSN:
1619-7089
Keywords:
99mTc-methylene diphosphonate
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Non-osseous metastatic tumors
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Ossification and calcification
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Two cases of extra-osseous uptake of 99mTc-methylene diphosphonate (MDP) by non-osseous metastatic tumors are reported. One was a metastasis with ossification in the abdominal wall from carcinoma of the sigmoid colon and the other was a metastasis with calcification from an ovarian carcinoma. The mechanism of extra-osseous uptake of 99mTc-MDP is discussed. Bone scintigraphy can be a potential means to assess tumor spread with ossifications and calcifications.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00252200
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