Giant Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Bone Scan

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) may be incidentally detected in three-phased bone scintigraphy. AAA should be diagnosed prior to the development of symptoms to perform elective repair surgery. We present a rare case who presented with back pain and underwent a 3-phase bone scan with Tc-99m methylene...

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Published in:Molecular imaging and radionuclide therapy 2019-06, Vol.28 (2), p.76-78
Main Authors: Çayır, Derya, Bozkurt, Mehmet, Emer, Özdeş, Gültekin, Salih Sinan, Karacalıoğlu, Alper Özgür
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Aneurysms
Aortic aneurysms
Back pain
Blood
Bone lesions
Computed tomography
Fluorine isotopes
Interesting Image
Lesions
Lungs
Medical imaging
Metastases
Pain
Positron emission
Positron emission tomography
Radioisotopes
Scintigraphy
Signs and symptoms
Surgery
Task forces
Tıp
Vascular surgery
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Summary:Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) may be incidentally detected in three-phased bone scintigraphy. AAA should be diagnosed prior to the development of symptoms to perform elective repair surgery. We present a rare case who presented with back pain and underwent a 3-phase bone scan with Tc-99m methylene diphosphonate, which revealed a giant AAA on blood-flow and blood-pool phases in addition to bone metastases. F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (CT) identified hypermetabolic liver, lung, and bone lesions, and CT component of the study confirmed the diagnosis of AAA with a maximum diameter of 92 mm. The initial two phases of a 3-phase bone scintigraphy are decisive to identify vascular pathologies that may be life-threatening, if left untreated.
ISSN:2146-1414
2147-1959
DOI:10.4274/mirt.galenos.2018.55477