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Paradoxic technetium-99 methylene diphosphonate localization in malignant mesothelioma. 2006

Daniel Reidman, and Antonio Balingit
Department of Radiology, Department of the Army, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA 98431, USA. Daniel.Reidman@nw.amedd.army.mil

The literature is replete with cases of Tc-99m bone imaging agent uptake in pleural effusions. Far rarer is the report of photopenia in a pleural effusion. In this case of malignant mesothelioma, we describe a unique case of unilateral hemithoracic photopenia from a pleural effusion with concomitant uptake in the contralateral lung resulting from calcified pleural plaques. Although initially perplexing clinically, this case can be readily explained with an understanding of basic physiological principles.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008654 Mesothelioma A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed) Mesotheliomas
D011877 Radionuclide Imaging The production of an image obtained by cameras that detect the radioactive emissions of an injected radionuclide as it has distributed differentially throughout tissues in the body. The image obtained from a moving detector is called a scan, while the image obtained from a stationary camera device is called a scintiphotograph. Gamma Camera Imaging,Radioisotope Scanning,Scanning, Radioisotope,Scintigraphy,Scintiphotography,Imaging, Gamma Camera,Imaging, Radionuclide
D001859 Bone Neoplasms Tumors or cancer located in bone tissue or specific BONES. Bone Cancer,Cancer of Bone,Cancer of the Bone,Neoplasms, Bone,Bone Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Bone
D003937 Diagnosis, Differential Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures. Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D005189 False Positive Reactions Positive test results in subjects who do not possess the attribute for which the test is conducted. The labeling of healthy persons as diseased when screening in the detection of disease. (Last, A Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed) False Positive Reaction,Positive Reaction, False,Positive Reactions, False,Reaction, False Positive,Reactions, False Positive
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000369 Aged, 80 and over Persons 80 years of age and older. Oldest Old
D013669 Technetium Tc 99m Medronate A gamma-emitting radionuclide imaging agent used primarily in skeletal scintigraphy. Because of its absorption by a variety of tumors, it is useful for the detection of neoplasms. Tc-99m MDP,Technetium Methylene Diphosphonate,99mTc-MDP,99mTc-Methylene Diphosphonate,Tc-99 Medronate,Tc-99m Methylene Diphosphonate,Technetium Tc 99m Methylenediphosphonate,99mTc Methylene Diphosphonate,Diphosphonate, 99mTc-Methylene,Diphosphonate, Tc-99m Methylene,Diphosphonate, Technetium Methylene,Medronate, Tc-99,Methylene Diphosphonate, Tc-99m,Methylene Diphosphonate, Technetium,Tc 99 Medronate,Tc 99m Methylene Diphosphonate
D016066 Pleural Effusion, Malignant Presence of fluid in the PLEURAL CAVITY as a complication of malignant disease. Malignant pleural effusions often contain actual malignant cells. Malignant Pleural Effusion,Effusion, Malignant Pleural,Effusions, Malignant Pleural,Malignant Pleural Effusions,Pleural Effusions, Malignant

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