Accumulation of bone-seeking agent in a patient with mediastinal seminoma.
A 39-year-old man presented with substernal pain and shortness of breath. Bone scan revealed a large soft-tissue uptake in anterior chest. Subsequent computed tomography showed a large mass lesion with well demarcated margins in anterior mediastinum. Percutaneous core needle biopsy and histopathologic examination diagnosed the mediastinal seminoma. Bone scintigraphy could delineate a wide spectrum of nonosseous disorders. The recognition of extraskeletal uptake of bone-seeking agent can enhance the diagnostic value of bone scintigraphy.
Kim
Dae-Weung
DW
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Jeollabuk-do, Korea. akaxan@nate.com
Jung
Sang-Ah
SA
Park
Soon-Ah
SA
Kim
Chang-Guhn
CG
D000328:Adult; D001692:Biological Transport; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D018239:Seminoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism*