Case Author(s): Jerold Wallis, M.D. , 11/15/95 . Rating: #D1, #Q4
Diagnosis: Widespread metastatic prostate cancer
Brief history:
Rising PSA level.
Images:
Anterior and posterior images
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Full history/Diagnosis is available below
Diagnosis: Widespread metastatic prostate cancer
Full history:
The patient has known prostate cancer, and the serum
PSA level has recently been rising; it is currently
above 100.
Radiopharmaceutical:
20 mCi Tc-99m MDP, i.v.
Findings:
Widespread foci of increased uptake are seen
including nearly all levels of the spine, most ribs,
skull, pelvis, proximal femurs, and both humeri.
Discussion:
This pattern of uptake is diagnostic of widespread
metastatic disease.
General information on prostate cancer can be found at http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/prostate
ACR Codes and Keywords:
References and General Discussion of Bone Scintigraphy (Anatomic field:Skeletal System, Category:Neoplasm, Neoplastic-like condition)
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