Ga-67 and Tl-201 scintigraphy in extramedullary plasmacytoma: a case report.
Extramedullary plasmacytoma is a rare form of plasma cell tumor occurring in a wide variety of organs and tissues. Most tumors occur in the head and neck, involving the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, and upper airway. Tl-201 and Ga-67 scan findings in a patient with extramedullary plasmacytoma in the right side of the chest wall are presented. Only a few publications have described Tl-201 or Ga-67 uptake in extramedullary plasmacytoma. This is the first report of both Tl-201 and Ga-67 uptake in an extramedullary (or intramedullary) plasmacytoma.
Wijaya
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Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia. wijaya@one.net.au
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D005260:Female; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013909:Thorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes