Journal article
Chronic Venous Insufficiency Causing a Diagnostic Conundrum on Tc-99m Bone Scan Done for Osteosarcoma Surveillance: Awareness is the Key
Indian journal of nuclear medicine, Vol.34(4), pp.313-316
10/01/2019
DOI: 10.4103/ijnm.IJNM_127_19
PMCID: PMC6771205
PMID: 31579187
Abstract
Bone scans are the most commonly used imaging technique to rule out local recurrence or metastasis during surveillance of malignant bone tumors after treatment. Although bone scans are very sensitive in detecting recurrence or metastasis, they are less specific. There are many nonmalignant conditions which can mimic either recurrence or metastasis on a Tc-99m bone scan. Therefore, physicians must be aware of such conditions to avoid unnecessary workup and invasive procedures. We present such an interesting case where chronic venous insufficiency mimicked either osteomyelitis or regional metastasis on a Tc-99m bone scan done for osteosarcoma surveillance.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Chronic Venous Insufficiency Causing a Diagnostic Conundrum on Tc-99m Bone Scan Done for Osteosarcoma Surveillance: Awareness is the Key
- Creators
- Ravishankar Pillenahalli Maheshwarappa - University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsIslam Ahmed Shehata Elhelf - University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsParren McNeely - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Indian journal of nuclear medicine, Vol.34(4), pp.313-316
- Publisher
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- DOI
- 10.4103/ijnm.IJNM_127_19
- PMID
- 31579187
- PMCID
- PMC6771205
- ISSN
- 0972-3919
- eISSN
- 0974-0244
- Number of pages
- 4
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/01/2019
- Academic Unit
- Radiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984318781002771
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