Extraosseous uptake of technetium-99m MDP in secondary deposits of neuroblastoma.
Extraosseous uptake of radiophosphate compounds i well recognized in primary neural crest tumors. In a review of 32 cases of neuroblastoma presenting over a three-year period at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, nine patients were noted to have secondary lesions in eleven different sites accumulating radiotracer. The extraosseous uptake in metastases included: ascites, liver, lung, anterior mediastinum, and posterior mediastinum. These cases are reported to emphasize the ability of bone imaging to detect the presence of extraosseous soft tissue metastases and primary lesions.
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D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005729:Ganglioneuroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate