title: Survey of 1725 bone scans in patients with malignant disease with particular emphasis on carcinoma of the breast.
abstract: 1725 bone scans, done for evaluation of metastatic involvement from malignant neoplasms, were reviewed. The fraction of positive scans (multiple lesions in the bone scan) was 34% of the patients with different malignancies. In 251 patients (12%) a single bone lesion was detected and 114 of these patients were followed-up and re-scanned once or twice within 1 to 4 years. 39 of the 93 patients with solitary bone lesion who on follow-up developed multiple lesions had carcinoma of the breast as the primary.
authors: Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital, Amman, Jordan.
authors: A Y
authors: AY
authors: al Hindawi
authors: S A
authors: SA
authors: Qutaishat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000556:secondary*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007597:Jordan / Q000453:epidemiology; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
chemical_list: D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate