title: Osteosarcoma arising in Paget's disease of the calvarium.
abstract: Paget's disease of the bone occasionally transforms into sarcomatous tumors such as osteosarcoma. While Paget's disease demonstrates markedly increased uptake of bone scanning radiopharmaceutical, osteosarcomas complicating this condition often show decreased uptake. An unusual scan appearance of the osteosarcoma is presented in which the tumor showed intense uptake of the tracer on the bone scan. The extent of the sarcoma as delineated by the bone scan corresponded closely to the size of the lesion as seen on computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging and was confirmed at surgery.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin Hospital, Department of Radiology, Madison 53792.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Perlman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
chemical_list: D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate