Pelvic and lumbar metastasis detected by bone scintigraphy in malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Autor: Ruíz Hernández G; Servei de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Clínic Universitari de València, Spain., García García T, Azagra Ros P, Maruenda Paulino JI, Ferrer Albiach C, Castillo Pallarés FJ, Llorens Bañón L, Romero de Avila y Avalos C
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Nuklearmedizin. Nuclear medicine [Nuklearmedizin] 1999; Vol. 38 (2), pp. 68-71.
Abstrakt: A case of a 43-year-old man suffering from pleural mesothelioma with distant bone metastasis is reported. The results of bone scintigraphy and NMR findings allowed the diagnosis. The current case describes a hematogenous metastasis to the pelvis and vertebral column from a malignant pleural mesothelioma that was detected initially by bone scintigraphy.
Databáze: MEDLINE