Scintigraphic diagnosis of intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis in a patient with beta-thalassemia.
We report the scintigraphic diagnosis of intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) in a patient with beta-thalassemia. A patient had a mass in the right thoracic paravertebral region on radiography and CT. Bone marrow imaging of the thorax by means of both Tc-99m nanocolloid and phytate demonstrated uptake of the tracer in the mediastinal mass, establishing the diagnosis of EMH.
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey.
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Ozdemir
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Güngör
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Tunçdemir
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Cubuk
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Karayalçin
D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006411:Hematopoiesis, Extramedullary; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D010833:Phytic Acid / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D013909:Thorax; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology*
D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin; C083602:technetium Tc 99m nanocolloid; C026177:technetium phytate; D010833:Phytic Acid