title: A discrepancy between bone scan and MRI concerning the involvement of adjacent bone in soft tissue sarcoma.
abstract: The case of a patient with malignant fibrous histiocytoma is described. Emphasis is placed on the preoperative implementation of bone scintigraphy and MRI, which yielded discrepant findings. The ultimate therapeutic approach is discussed in light of the discrepancy and the conclusive pathologic result.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Soroka Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Goshen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mozes
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mercer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Quastel
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Meller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate