Radionuclide Detection of Multiple Soft Tissue Metastases of Osteosarcoma Masquerading as Bone Metastasis
| Autor: | Husam Ghazi, Mustafa Takesh, Hussam Sahli, Henry Zoller, Majdi Zein |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Bone Neoplasms Soft Tissue Neoplasms Computed tomography Technetium Tc 99m Medronate 610 Medical sciences Medicine medicine Humans Radionuclide Imaging Left lower extremity Osteosarcoma Unusual case medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Bone metastasis Soft tissue General Medicine medicine.disease Tumor recurrence Sarcoma Radiology business |
| Zdroj: | Medical Principles and Practice. 21:582-584 |
| ISSN: | 1423-0151 1011-7571 |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000339198 |
| Popis: | Objective: The aim of this work was to report an unusual case of multiple soft tissue metastases of osteosarcoma detected using bone scan and confirmed by CT scan. Clinical Presentation and Intervention: A 15-year-old patient with a history of osteogenic sarcoma presented with fatigue and loss of appetite in addition to a painless swelling of the distal left lower extremity. Bone scan and chest CT scan were performed for restaging purposes. The bone scan revealed multiple bone metastases and suspected tumor recurrence in the left lower extremity in addition to multiple extraosseous hot spots. The latter findings were assessed as ossified soft tissue metastases after considering the performed CT scan. Conclusion: This case showed the double role of bone scan in osteosarcoma in simultaneously assessing the bone status and tumor spread in soft tissue. The benefit of a comparison of bone scan findings with other modalities was also demonstrated. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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