OSTEOBLASTIC METASTASES FROM BREAST-CARCINOMA WITH FALSE-NEGATIVE BONE-SCAN

Authors
MUNK PL POON PY OCONNELL JX JANZEN D COUPLAND D KWONG JS GELMON K WORSLEY D
Citation
Pl. Munk et al., OSTEOBLASTIC METASTASES FROM BREAST-CARCINOMA WITH FALSE-NEGATIVE BONE-SCAN, Skeletal radiology, 26(7), 1997, pp. 434-437
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Skeletal radiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03642348
Volume
26
Issue
7
Year of publication
1997
Pages
434 - 437
Database
ISI
SICI code
0364-2348(1997)26:7<434:OMFBWF>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
The authors report a case of metastatic breast carcinoma that on inves tigation was shown to have a negative bone scan in spite of multiple d ensely sclerotic metastases on radiography and CT and a positive bone biopsy. The literature is reviewed with regard to the subject of negat ive bone scans in this situation.