title: Osteoblastomas of the axial skeleton shown by skeletal scanning: case report.
abstract: Two patients with osteoblastoma of the axial skeleton showed intense uptake of 99mTc-polyphosphate and 99mTc-diphosphonate on skeletal scans. Although this lesion is uncommon, it should be included in the differential diagnosis for young patients who show abnormal accumulation of 99mTc-phosphates in the axial skeleton.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010710:Phosphates; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012447:Sacrum; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013667:Technetium
chemical_list: D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D010710:Phosphates; D013667:Technetium