A case with non-small cell cancer in the left lung diagnosed following observation of bilateral diffuse lung uptake of Tc-99m-MDP on bone scintigraphy.
Extraskeletal accumulation of Technetium-99m methylene diphosphonate (99mTc-MDP) can be seen in bone scintigraphy both in benign and malignant lesions. In malignant lesions, this phenomenon is usually associated with microscopic calcifications due to the abnormal calcium metabolism, and occurs most...
| Published in: | Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Sciences Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 570 - 574 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
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Turkiye Klinikleri
Apr2012
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