Bone scanning for bone metastasis in carcinoma cervix.
OBJECTIVE
Bone metastasis in cervical cancer is rare. With the aim of defining the frequency of bony metastasis in patients of carcinoma cervix, with clinical suspicion of metastasis, we performed bone scan in 38 such patients.


RESULTS
Twelve out of the 38 patients were confirmed as having metastasis. All the patients were also detected by bone scan (100% sensitivity).


CONCLUSIONS
Bone scan should be investigation of choice for screening patients of carcinoma cervix with symptoms suggestive of metastasis in all stage of the disease. Bone scan is the most sensitive method for detection of bone metastasis. Bone scan offers the additional advantages of allowing a review of the kidney size to look for ureteric involvement and subsequent hydronephrosis.
Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
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Kumar
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Gupta
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Khullar
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Padhy
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Julka
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Malhotra
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology