Increased focal uptake of Tc-99m-IDA hepatobiliary agent by a liver metastasis.
A patient with fever and right upper quadrant abdominal pain referred for a hepatobiliary scan. TC-99m-PIPIDA scanning revealed a hypervascular hepatic focus that persisted as a "hot spot" in delayed views. Ga-67-citrate scanning revealed increased uptake in the same hepatic focus. The patient suddenly died. Postmortem examination revealed that this abnormal site represented a necrotic tumor histologically compatible with metastatic breast carcinoma.
D000368:Aged; D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D005260:Female; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D007098:Imino Acids; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008102:Liver Circulation; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium
D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D007098:Imino Acids; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D013667:Technetium; C003693:technetium Tc 99m PIPIDA