Unusual False Positive on 99mTc-Tektrotyd Scintigraphy Mimicking Bone Metastasis

Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy is a key diagnostic tool in the initial staging and therapeutic evaluation of neuroendocrine tumors. Its specificity can be compromised by the presence of false positives. We illustrate here the case of a vertebral hemangioma detected on 99m Tc-Tektrotyd scintigrap...

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Published in:Nuclear medicine and molecular imaging 2023-12, Vol.57 (6), p.295-297
Main Authors: Sebbar, Chaimae, Hiroual, Soufiane, Kouassi, Nathalie, Bsiss, Mohamed Aziz, Matrane, Aboubaker
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Language:English
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Cardiology
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Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Nuclear Medicine
Oncology
Orthopedics
Radiology
Tumors
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Summary:Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy is a key diagnostic tool in the initial staging and therapeutic evaluation of neuroendocrine tumors. Its specificity can be compromised by the presence of false positives. We illustrate here the case of a vertebral hemangioma detected on 99m Tc-Tektrotyd scintigraphy as an incidental finding in a 34-year-old man referred for the staging of a well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumor of the ampulla of Vater (Fig.  1 ).
ISSN:1869-3474
1869-3482
DOI:10.1007/s13139-023-00803-8