A False Positive Space-Occupying Lesion Appearance in Colloid Liver Scintigraphy due to Chilaiditiʼs Syndrome

A 77-year-old man, diagnosed as having prostate adenocarcinoma, was admitted to the hospital for therapy. Prior to the therapy, the patient underwent abdominal ultrasound for the evaluation of liver metastasis. However, the liver was obscured with high-density shadows suggesting intestinal structure...

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Published in:Clinical nuclear medicine 1993-02, Vol.18 (2), p.159-160
Main Authors: ÖZTÜRK, EMEL, NARIN, YAVUZ, PABUÇÇLU, YÜKSEL, ÖZGÜVEN, MEHMET, GÜNALP, BENGÜL, BAYHAN, HIKMET
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abnormalities, Multiple
Aged
Colon - abnormalities
Colon - diagnostic imaging
Diaphragm - abnormalities
Diaphragm - diagnostic imaging
False Positive Reactions
Humans
Liver Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Liver Neoplasms - secondary
Male
Radionuclide Imaging
Syndrome
Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:A 77-year-old man, diagnosed as having prostate adenocarcinoma, was admitted to the hospital for therapy. Prior to the therapy, the patient underwent abdominal ultrasound for the evaluation of liver metastasis. However, the liver was obscured with high-density shadows suggesting intestinal structures. For further evaluation, colloid liver-spleen scintigraphy was performed and a large photon-deficient area was found in the anterior portion of right hepatic lobe. An abdominal CT scan performed to determine the nature of the lesion revealed Chilaiditiʼs syndrome.
ISSN:0363-9762
1536-0229
DOI:10.1097/00003072-199302000-00020