A Case of Synovial Sarcoma with Bone Metastasis Identified by Bone Marrow Scintigraphy

In a patient with synovial sarcoma, routine bone survey showed no abnormality, while bone marrow scintigraphy with Tc-99m sulfur colloid revealed a defect in the fifth lumbar vertebra. At surgery, tumorous invasion was noted in the fifth lumbar vertebra and the surrounding tissues. It was suggested...

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Published in:Clinical nuclear medicine 1985-04, Vol.10 (4), p.260-263
Main Authors: OTSUKA, NOBUAKI, MORITA, RIKUSHI, YAMAMOTO, TAKASHI, MURANAKA, AKIRA, TOMOMITSU, TATSUSHI, YANAGIMOTO, SHINICHI, SONE, TERUKI, FUKUNAGA, MASAO
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Biological and medical sciences
Bone Marrow - diagnostic imaging
Diphosphonates
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Foot Diseases - pathology
Humans
Lumbar Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Neoplasm Metastasis
Radionuclide Imaging
Sarcoma, Synovial - diagnostic imaging
Sarcoma, Synovial - secondary
Spinal Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Spinal Neoplasms - secondary
Technetium
Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid
Tumors of striated muscle and skeleton
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Summary:In a patient with synovial sarcoma, routine bone survey showed no abnormality, while bone marrow scintigraphy with Tc-99m sulfur colloid revealed a defect in the fifth lumbar vertebra. At surgery, tumorous invasion was noted in the fifth lumbar vertebra and the surrounding tissues. It was suggested that the bone marrow scintigraphy was particularly useful in the detection of tumorous invasion into the bone marrow at the early stage before the destruction of skeletal tissue.
ISSN:0363-9762
1536-0229
DOI:10.1097/00003072-198504000-00007