Scintigraphic evaluation of a suspected cavernous hemangioma

The patient was a 31-y-old woman with invasive ductal carcinoma of the right breast without evidence of metastases to the axillary lymph nodes. [...]the possibility of liver metastasis was considered less likely. 99mTc-scintigraphy was a low-cost, high-yield study to confirm the diagnosis of the hep...

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Published in:	Journal of nuclear medicine technology Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 290 - 292
Main Authors:	Jolepalem, Prashant, Grigore, Catalin, Palka, Jane C
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Society of Nuclear Medicine 01-12-2012
Subjects:	Abdomen Adult Blood Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast - pathology Female Hemangioma, Cavernous - diagnostic imaging Hemangioma, Cavernous - pathology Humans Liver Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Liver Neoplasms - pathology Liver Neoplasms - secondary Multimodal Imaging Organotechnetium Compounds Positron-Emission Tomography Spleen Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tumors
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Summary:	The patient was a 31-y-old woman with invasive ductal carcinoma of the right breast without evidence of metastases to the axillary lymph nodes. [...]the possibility of liver metastasis was considered less likely. 99mTc-scintigraphy was a low-cost, high-yield study to confirm the diagnosis of the hepatic lesion and spare the patient an unnecessary attempt at biopsy or surgical intervention.
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ISSN:	0091-4916 1535-5675
DOI:	10.2967/jnmt.112.114280