Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine
  • Year: 2006
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue: 3

Ossifying metastases from osteosarcoma of left humerus demonstrated by Bone scintigraphy

  • Author:
  • R. Krishnakumar1, R. Priyadarshini1, K. Elumalai1, G. K. Rangarajan1, S. Ayyappan2, Sarojini Prahalad3, Vandhana Mahajan3, A. V. Lakshmanan4
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 69 to 71

1Dept. of Nuclear Medicine, Cancer Institute (W.I.A), Chennai-600 020.

2Dept. of Surgical Oncology, Cancer Institute (W.I.A), Chennai-600 020.

3Dept. of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Cancer Institute (W.I.A), Chennai-600 020.

4Advisor (H), Cancer Institute (W.I.A), Chennai-600 020.

*Correspondence address: Department of Nuclear Medicine Cancer Institute (W.I.A) Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, Chennai – 600 020 Tel: 91-44-22350131, 22350241, Fax: 91-44-24912085, E-mail: krishmanju12@yahoo.com

Abstract

We report a case of osteosarcoma showing intense 99m Tc-Methylene diphosphonate uptake in metastatic lung nodules. The pattern of uptake and differential diagnosis are discussed.

Keywords

Osteosarcoma, Bone scan, Pulmonary metastases