Bone scintigraphy in testicular tumours.
The role of bone scintigraphy was assessed by follow-up and review of 61 patients with testicular tumours. Skeletal metastases were present in all five patients who died with seminoma and in two of the eight whose deaths were due to teratoma. The only patient with skeletal metastases to have a prolonged survival had a mixed teratoma/seminoma. Bone scintigraphy is indicated in patients with recurrence after radical treatment for seminoma and may be indicated in patients presenting with stage IV seminoma, to identify a sub-group with the worst prognosis. In other patients it is indicated only if there is a specific clinical suspicion of bone metastases.
Merrick
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MV
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh.
D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000556:secondary*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004407:Dysgerminoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013724:Teratoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000556:secondary*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality