title: Extraosseous Tc-99m methylene diphosphonate concentration in the forearm following post-mastectomy lymphatic obstruction.
abstract: A 42-year-old female patient with a past history of right breast cancer and recent onset swelling of the right forearm underwent routine whole-body bone scintigraphy with Tc-99m methylene diphosphonate, 2 years after a modified radical mastectomy. Diffuse soft tissue tracer concentration was seen in the right forearm. Subsequent lymphoscintigraphy using Tc-99m sulphur colloid revealed obstructed lymphatic drainage in the right upper limb.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Anish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.forename: Madan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parmar
authors.forename: Bhagwant Rai
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Mittal
keywords: Extraosseous; Tc-99m methylene diphosphonate; lymphoscintigraphy; mastectomy