Accumulation of Tc-99m MIBI in breast lymphoma: comparison with Ga-67 citrate.
We report 2 cases of malignant lymphoma of the breast which were clearly shown on total body imaging as well as on SPECT with Ga-67 and Tc-99m MIBI. Tumor accumulation of Ga-67 was seen in all cases including a recurrent tumor. Ga-67 scintigraphy is useful for follow up in detecting relapse, as well as in predicting responses to therapy. Tc-99m MIBI was found to accumulate in the malignant lymphoma of the breast, and especially SPECT images of breast lesions provided better contrast than planar images, and Tc-99m MIBI SPECT could diagnose localization of the tumor because there was no uptake by the breast. But the Tc-99m MIBI accumulation of the tumor was lower than Ga-67.
Nishiyama
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Department of Radiology, Kagawa Medical School, Japan.
Yamamoto
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Y
Kawasaki
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Y
Satoh
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K
Takashima
H
H
Ohkawa
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M
Tanabe
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M
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D002951:Citrates; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005708:Gallium; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000379:methods
D002951:Citrates; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi; D005708:Gallium; C103850:gallium citrate