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‘Cold spot’ on bone scan at the site of primary osteosarcoma

✍ Scribed by Aslam R. Siddiqui; James H. Ellis

Publisher
Springer
Year
1982
Tongue
English
Weight
116 KB
Volume
7
Category
Article
ISSN
0340-6997

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✦ Synopsis

A 5-year-old girl presented with a rapidly growing osteosarcoma of the proximal right tibia. The radiographically osteoblastic lesions appeared as a "cold" on the 99mTc-MDP bone scan. Possible explanations for this unusual finding on the bone scan are discussed.

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