Intestinal leakage of technetium-99m-MDP in primary intestinal lymphangiectasia

K H Lee; J K Chung; D S Lee; M C Lee; I S Song; C S Koh

Intestinal leakage of technetium-99m-MDP in primary intestinal lymphangiectasia

J Nucl Med. 1996 Apr;37(4):639-41.

Authors

K H Lee¹, J K Chung, D S Lee, M C Lee, I S Song, C S Koh

Affiliation

¹ Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea.

PMID: 8691257

Abstract

We present a case in which a patient with primary intestinal lymphangiectasia demonstrated abnormal intestinal accumulation of tracer during 99mTc-methylene diphosphonate (MDP) skeletal scintigraphy. Early intestinal leakage with gradual colonic migration and concentration was confirmed by repeat bone scan with serial acquisitions. The mechanism for the intestinal localization of 99mTc-MDP seen in this patient is not clear. Thus, intestinal lymphangiectasia can be a cause for extra-osseous localization of bone scan agents in the intestine.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Antimony
Bone and Bones / diagnostic imaging*
Colloids
Colon / diagnostic imaging
Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / diagnostic imaging
Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / etiology*
Female
Humans
Intestine, Small / diagnostic imaging
Lymphangiectasis, Intestinal / diagnostic imaging
Lymphangiectasis, Intestinal / physiopathology*
Lymphoscintigraphy
Technetium Compounds
Technetium Tc 99m Medronate* / pharmacokinetics

Substances

Colloids
Technetium Compounds
technetium Tc 99m antimony sulfide
Antimony
Technetium Tc 99m Medronate