"Elephantine" Calf Swelling After Groin Resection and Radiation Therapy for Vulvar Carcinoma

At age 46 years, a woman with carcinoma of the left vulva underwent surgical resection, groin dissection, and therapeutic irradiation. Some 25 years later, whole-body imaging with Tc-99m MDP showed enlargement of the left lower extremity in an unusual pattern (greater in the calf) and of elephantine...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Clinical nuclear medicine 1999-04, Vol.24 (4), p.278-279
Main Authors: SLAVIN, JAMES D, ENGIN, ISMAIL O, SPENCER, RICHARD P, VENTO, JOHN A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Carcinoma - radiotherapy
Carcinoma - surgery
Dissection - adverse effects
Edema - diagnostic imaging
Female
Female genital diseases
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Humans
Inguinal Canal - surgery
Leg - diagnostic imaging
Medical sciences
Postoperative Complications - diagnostic imaging
Radionuclide Imaging
Radiopharmaceuticals
Radiotherapy Dosage
Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
Tumors
Vulvar Neoplasms - radiotherapy
Vulvar Neoplasms - surgery
Whole-Body Counting
Citations: Items that this one cites
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:At age 46 years, a woman with carcinoma of the left vulva underwent surgical resection, groin dissection, and therapeutic irradiation. Some 25 years later, whole-body imaging with Tc-99m MDP showed enlargement of the left lower extremity in an unusual pattern (greater in the calf) and of elephantine proportions.
ISSN:0363-9762
1536-0229
DOI:10.1097/00003072-199904000-00016