Cold metastases detected by bone scintigraphy in aggressive lung cancer

A case of a 55-year-old man was remitted to Traumatology Department to present back pain of two weeks of evolution. The results of bone scintigraphy and the patient's evolution allowed the diagnosis. This case report and a literature review showed the importance of using a routine bone scan in...

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Published inNuclear medicine Vol. 37; no. 8; p. 292
Main Authors Martínez Carsí, C, Ruíz Hernández, G, Sánchez Marchori, C, Oro Camps, J, Perales Vila, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 01.01.1998
Subjects
Bone Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Bone Neoplasms - pathology
Bone Neoplasms - secondary
Humans
Lung Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Lung Neoplasms - pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Palliative Care
Radiography, Thoracic
Radionuclide Imaging
Radiopharmaceuticals
Technetium Tc 99m Medronate - analogs & derivatives
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:A case of a 55-year-old man was remitted to Traumatology Department to present back pain of two weeks of evolution. The results of bone scintigraphy and the patient's evolution allowed the diagnosis. This case report and a literature review showed the importance of using a routine bone scan in diagnosis of bone metastases.
ISSN:0029-5566
DOI:10.1055/s-0038-1632351