title: Pentavalent technetium-99m-DMSA uptake in a patient having multiple myeloma without amyloidosis.
abstract: A pentavalent 99mTc-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scan was performed on a patient with multiple myeloma without amyloidosis. A high accumulation of the tracer was found in numerous tumors. We believe that the accumulation of DMSA is unrelated to amyloidosis and that the DMSA scan may have potential for the staging of tumors in patients presenting with multiple myeloma.
authors.affiliation: Noguchi Thyroid Clinic and Hospital Foundation, Oita, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohnishi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tajiri
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tamaru
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hoshi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D004113:Succimer / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D019783:Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
chemical_list: D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019783:Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid; D004113:Succimer; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate