Gamma probe localization of cranial bone lesions.
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg
; 15(6): 470-2, 1999 Nov.
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em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10588264
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Staging of cancer is essential to formulate appropriate treatment plans and to help predict prognosis. A solitary region of increased radionuclide uptake ("hot spot") on a bone scan may represent a metastasis or a masquerading lesion. Biopsy may be required to determine its histologic nature, but localization of the site may be difficult because bone scans provide poor spatial resolution.METHODS:
In two patients with breast carcinoma, radioactive technetium was administered intravenously and a gamma probe was used preoperatively and intraoperatively to identify the site of cranial bone involvement.RESULTS:
The lesions were resected; one was a benign fibro-osseous lesion and one was a metastatic breast adenocarcinoma.CONCLUSIONS:
A gamma probe may be helpful in localizing the site of radioactive uptake identified by bone scan.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Órbita
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Neoplasias da Mama
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Neoplasias Orbitárias
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Adenocarcinoma
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Article