TY - JOUR
T1 - Scintigraphic appearance of extraosseous uptake of technetium-99m MDP following liposuction therapy
AU - Schwegel, D. K.
AU - Lamki, L. M.
PY - 1987
Y1 - 1987
N2 - Tc-99m diphosphonate bone imaging was performed to detect osseous metastatic disease in a 54-year-old female with known breast cancer. No evidence of metastatic disease was seen, however, abnormal soft tissue uptake was detected in the lateral aspects of each thigh, persisting even after cleansing and regowning the patient. A previous bone scan performed approximately one year earlier revealed no evidence of abnormal soft tissue uptake in the thighs. History revealed that three months prior to this study, the patient underwent a cosmetic surgical procedure, liposuction, for the removal of excessive cellulite from the lateral aspects of her thighs. This case demonstrates that liposuction therapy should be included in the list of differential causes of abnormal soft tissue uptake of bone-seeking agents.
AB - Tc-99m diphosphonate bone imaging was performed to detect osseous metastatic disease in a 54-year-old female with known breast cancer. No evidence of metastatic disease was seen, however, abnormal soft tissue uptake was detected in the lateral aspects of each thigh, persisting even after cleansing and regowning the patient. A previous bone scan performed approximately one year earlier revealed no evidence of abnormal soft tissue uptake in the thighs. History revealed that three months prior to this study, the patient underwent a cosmetic surgical procedure, liposuction, for the removal of excessive cellulite from the lateral aspects of her thighs. This case demonstrates that liposuction therapy should be included in the list of differential causes of abnormal soft tissue uptake of bone-seeking agents.
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U2 - 10.1097/00003072-198707000-00017
DO - 10.1097/00003072-198707000-00017
M3 - Article
C2 - 3608339
AN - SCOPUS:0023554375
SN - 0363-9762
VL - 12
SP - 558
JO - Clinical Nuclear Medicine
JF - Clinical Nuclear Medicine
IS - 7
ER -