Extraosseous myocardial uptake incidentally detected during bone scan: report of three cases and a systematic literature review of extraosseous uptake

Nucl Med Rev Cent East Eur. 2013;16(2):82-7. doi: 10.5603/NMR.2013.0040.

Abstract

Bone scintigraphy is widely considered as an important technique able to investigate various pathological conditions of the skeletal system. Many unexpected extraosseous uptakes have been reported in literature. We present here three cases of unexpected 99mTc-oxidronate (HDP) myocardial extraosseous uptakes in patients undergoing bone scan for staging purposes. In particular, we present the first reported case ofa myocardial uptake in a patient with IgM-related amyloidosis. Subsequently, we perform a review of the existing literature about extraosseous uptakes.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review
  • Systematic Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biological Transport
  • Bone and Bones / diagnostic imaging*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings*
  • Male
  • Myocardium / metabolism*
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Technetium Tc 99m Medronate / analogs & derivatives

Substances

  • technetium Tc 99m hydroxymethylene diphosphonate
  • Technetium Tc 99m Medronate