title: A case of synovial sarcoma with bone metastasis identified by bone marrow scintigraphy.
abstract: In a patient with synovial sarcoma, routine bone survey showed no abnormality, while bone marrow scintigraphy with Tc-99m sulfur colloid revealed a defect in the fifth lumbar vertebra. At surgery, tumorous invasion was noted in the fifth lumbar vertebra and the surrounding tissues. It was suggested that the bone marrow scintigraphy was particularly useful in the detection of tumorous invasion into the bone marrow at the early stage before the destruction of skeletal tissue.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Otsuka
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muranaka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tomomitsu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yanagimoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sone
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukunaga
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004164:Diphosphonates; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D013667:Technetium; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid
chemical_list: D004164:Diphosphonates; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid; D013667:Technetium; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate