title: Is femoral uptake of Tc99m-methylene diphosphonate on bone scintigraphy in bronchogenic carcinoma an alarming sign: A case report and brief review of literature?
abstract: Detection of skeletal metastasis in patients with lung cancer is important from management point of view. We report the bone scan finding in a patient with non-small cell lung carcinoma showing isolated abnormal tracer in femur and having a characteristic appearance in computed tomography, highlighting the importance of bone scan in patients with bronchogenic carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and Positron Emission Tomography, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Rayamajhi Sampanna
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and Positron Emission Tomography, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Bhagwant Rai
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and Positron Emission Tomography, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Sampath
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Santhosh
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and Positron Emission Tomography, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Ashwani
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sood
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and Positron Emission Tomography, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Anish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kapoor
keywords: Bone metastases; bronchogenic carcinoma; cortical metastases; cortical osteolysis