Ectopic Intrathoracic Kidney due to Diaphragmatic Eventration Detected on Bone Scan
10.1007/s13139-023-00829-y
- Author:
Warda AHMAD
1
;
Nayyar RUBAB
;
Farkhanda GILLANI
;
Muhammad Shahzad AFZAL
;
Muhammad Babar IMRAN
Author Information
1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Punjab Institute of Nuclear Medicine (PINUM), Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Publication Type:INTERESTING IMAGE
- From:Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2024;58(2):95-96
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The technetium-99m methylene diphosphonate (99mTc-MDP) whole-body bone scan along with single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT/CT) can detect challenging soft tissue uptake patterns. We present a case of a 67-year-old female in whom the 99mTc-MDP scan, performed 3 hours after injection, revealed abnormal soft tissue uptake in the right thoracic region. No functioning right kidney was seen in the right lumbar region. Hybrid SPECT/CT revealed an ectopic right kidney in the subdiaphragmatic location, accompanied by gut loops and eventration of the right-sided diaphragm. This case underscores the value of SPECT/CT in identifying and characterizing unexpected anatomical abnormalities, such as ectopic kidneys.
