Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging  2009;43(4):366-367

Ga-67 Citrate and Tc-99m MDP Uptake in the Lung and Stomach Associated with Hypercalcemia.

Myung Hee SOHN 1 ; Seok Tae LIM ; Young Jin JEONG ; Dong Wook KIM ; Hwan Jeong JEONG ; Chang Yeol YIM

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Keywords

Hypercalcemia; primitive neuroectodermal tumor; Tc-99m MDP; Ga-67 citrate; bone scintigraphy

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

Ga-67 scintigraphy demonstrated increased uptake in the lungs and stomach in a 26-year-old man with hypercalcemia. A primitive neuroectodermal tumor was confirmed by bone marrow examination. Tc-99m MDP uptake in the same locations as Ga-67 revealed by bone scintigraphy was consistent with metastatic calcification. Although the mechanism of Ga-67 uptake in metastatic calcification is not understood, the presence of an inflammatory process is suggested.