Altered Biodistribution of Tc-99m MDP in a Uremic and Severely Malnourished Patient Supported With Enteral Nutritional Feeding

A 25-year-old man with stage IV anaplastic nasopharynx carcinoma had a bone scan with Tc-99m MDP, which did not reveal any bone metastases. However, significant tracer uptake was observed in both lungs, myocardium, stomach, and thyroid, possibly secondary to uremia and severe malnutrition.

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Published in:Clinical nuclear medicine 1999-12, Vol.24 (12), p.993-993
Main Authors: ARSLAN, NURI, ILGAN, SEYFETTIN, KARACALIOGLU, ALPER OZGUR, OZTURK, EMEL, BAYHAN, HIKMET
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Carcinoma - diagnostic imaging
Enteral Nutrition
Heart - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Lung - diagnostic imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous. Technology
Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Nutrition Disorders - metabolism
Radionuclide Imaging
Radionuclide investigations
Radiopharmaceuticals - pharmacokinetics
Stomach - diagnostic imaging
Technetium Tc 99m Medronate - pharmacokinetics
Thyroid Gland - diagnostic imaging
Tissue Distribution
Uremia - metabolism
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Summary:A 25-year-old man with stage IV anaplastic nasopharynx carcinoma had a bone scan with Tc-99m MDP, which did not reveal any bone metastases. However, significant tracer uptake was observed in both lungs, myocardium, stomach, and thyroid, possibly secondary to uremia and severe malnutrition.
ISSN:0363-9762
1536-0229
DOI:10.1097/00003072-199912000-00025