Tc-99m MDP uptake in soft tissue extraskeletal metastasis from osteogenic sarcoma

W M Pace; I Ross McDougall

doi:10.1097/00003072-200005000-00001

Tc-99m MDP uptake in soft tissue extraskeletal metastasis from osteogenic sarcoma

Clin Nucl Med. 2000 May;25(5):333-4. doi: 10.1097/00003072-200005000-00001.

Authors

W M Pace¹, I Ross McDougall

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, California, USA.

PMID: 10795688
DOI: 10.1097/00003072-200005000-00001

Abstract

A bone scan in a patient with proved osteogenic sarcoma of the tibia showed intense focal uptake in the gluteal region on the side of his cancer. This was proved to be a metastasis in the muscle.

MeSH terms

Bone Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Buttocks / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Osteosarcoma / diagnostic imaging
Osteosarcoma / secondary*
Radionuclide Imaging
Soft Tissue Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Soft Tissue Neoplasms / secondary*
Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
Tibia / diagnostic imaging*

Substances

Technetium Tc 99m Medronate