Tc-99m tetrofosmin uptake in male breast cancer.
Breast carcinoma occurs rarely in men. Its imaging by mammography is difficult because male breast tissue is normally small in volume and adequate compression is not possible, which is a prerequisite for performing mammography. The authors describe a 65-year-old man with a right breast mass in whom the result of fine-needle aspiration cytology was inconclusive. A mammogram was also noncontributory because adequate compression was not possible as the mass was tender. Tc-99m tetrofosmin scintimammography showed intense focal uptake in the right breast. Excision biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of breast carcinoma.
Marwah
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Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Kumar
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Sasan
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Sharma
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Bandopadhyaya
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Malhotra
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D000368:Aged; D001940:Breast / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018567:Breast Neoplasms, Male / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals
D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; C078700:technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin