Scintigraphic findings in necrotizing myopathy.
Necrotizing myopathy is a rare syndrome associated with several causes, including non-small-cell lung carcinoma. The authors present a case of this infrequently occurring disease, describe an unusual scintigraphic pattern, and show tracer uptake localized in soft tissues rather than the skeleton.
Nanni
Christina
C
U O Medicina Nucleare, Bologna, Italy.
Fanti
Stefano
S
Pinto
Carmine
C
Farsad
Mohsen
M
Moretti
Andrea
A
Franchi
Roberto
R
Martoni
Andrea
A
Monetti
Nino
N
D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009336:Necrosis; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging