Clinical usefulness of In-111 chloride and Tc-99m Sn colloid scintigraphy in the diagnosis of intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis.
We report a case of intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis associated with hemolytic anemia. While the paravertebral localization of the lesions demonstrated on CT and MRI was suspicious of intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis, In-111 chloride and Tc-99m Sn colloid bone marrow scintigraphies showing a bone marrow element of the lesion were useful to confirm the diagnosis.
Kakite
Suguru
S
Department of Radiology, Tottori University Hospital, Nishi-cho 36-1, Yonago, Tottori 683-8504, Japan.
Tanabe
Yoshio
Y
Kinoshita
Fumiko
F
Harada
Hiromi
H
Ogawa
Toshihide
T
D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006411:Hematopoiesis, Extramedullary; D006801:Humans; D007204:Indium; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D017556:Technetium Compounds; D013909:Thorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017971:Tin Compounds
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D017556:Technetium Compounds; D017971:Tin Compounds; C033493:technetium Tc 99m tin colloid; D007204:Indium; C020758:indium trichloride