Osteoblastic metastases from breast carcinoma with false-negative bone scan

P L Munk; P Y Poon; J X O'Connell; D Janzen; D Coupland; J S Kwong; K Gelmon; D Worsley

doi:10.1007/s002560050262

Osteoblastic metastases from breast carcinoma with false-negative bone scan

Skeletal Radiol. 1997 Jul;26(7):434-7. doi: 10.1007/s002560050262.

Authors

P L Munk¹, P Y Poon, J X O'Connell, D Janzen, D Coupland, J S Kwong, K Gelmon, D Worsley

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Center, University of British Columbia, Canada.

PMID: 9259104
DOI: 10.1007/s002560050262

Abstract

The authors report a case of metastatic breast carcinoma that on investigation was shown to have a negative bone scan in spite of multiple densely sclerotic metastases on radiography and CT and a positive bone biopsy. The literature is reviewed with regard to the subject of negative bone scans in this situation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Biopsy
Bone Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Bone Neoplasms / pathology
Bone Neoplasms / secondary*
Bone and Bones / pathology
Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / diagnostic imaging
Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / secondary
Carcinoma, Lobular / diagnostic imaging
Carcinoma, Lobular / secondary
False Negative Reactions
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Radiography
Radionuclide Imaging