[Brown tumors in the technetium-99m methyldiphosphonate bone scan mimicking metastases of parathyroid carcinoma].
This is a case of a 78 year old male with parathyroid carcinoma and multiple bone lesions in the technetium-99m methyldiphosphonate ((99m)Tc-MDP) bone scan, initially interpreted as metastatic bone disease, but finally proved to be brown tumors. The interest of this case lies on the rarity of the disease, as well as the co-existence of osteitis fibrosa cystica, which often resembles metastatic bone disease and leads to diagnostic pitfalls.
Pianou
Nicoletta
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Nuclear Medicine Department, "Evangelismos" Hospital, 45-47 Ypsilantou Str., 10676 Athens, Greece. harisg@otenet.gr
Housianakou
Irini
I
Papathanasiou
Nicolas
N
Karampina
Penelope
P
Giannopoulou
Chariklia
C
D000236:Adenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010002:Osteitis Fibrosa Cystica / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate