title: Bone scintigraphy in common tumors with osteolytic components.
abstract: Osteolytic lesions are frequently encountered in clinical practice. Radionuclide bone scans with technetium-99m-labeled diphosphonates are often performed in the evaluation of both solitary and multiple osteolytic lesions. In this pictorial review, we critically evaluate the current role of bone scan in common osteolytic tumors including aneurysmal bone cyst, simple bone cyst, fibrous dysplasia, nonossifying fibroma, giant cell tumor, eosinophilic granuloma, enchondroma, chondrosarcoma, osteosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, myeloma, and metastases. The merits and limitations of bone scanning are emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging, Prince of Wales Hospital, 30-32 Ngan Shing Street, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR. kiwang@hkcr.org
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fung
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: J C S
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Griffith
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate