The Super-scan and Flare Phenomena in a Nasopharyngeal Cancer Patient: A Case Report.
A 26-year-old man with a history of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) presented with bone metastasis. Bone scan revealed diffuse skeletal metastases with superscan appearance. Afterward, radiotherapy for bone lesions was arranged and the effects were evaluated. The bone scan flare phenomenon appeared within a short time after radiotherapy. Diffuse bone metastasis, which is common in NPC, were indeterminate on images showing superscan pattern or flare.
Department of Radiation Oncology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan.
Min-Chuan
MC
Lu
Tzyy-Ling
TL
Chuang
Moon-Sing
MS
Lee
Wen-Yen
WY
Chiou
Hon-Yi
HY
Lin
Shih-Kai
SK
Hung