Unusual pelvic mass on bone scan caused by a preserved cranial bone graft

Viktoriya Paroder; Joseph E. Glaser; Chukwuemeka Onyedika; Kwang J. Chun; Leonard M. Freeman

doi:10.1097/RLU.0b013e318244439a

Unusual pelvic mass on bone scan caused by a preserved cranial bone graft

Viktoriya Paroder, Joseph E. Glaser, Chukwuemeka Onyedika, Kwang J. Chun, Leonard M. Freeman

Radiology

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Abstract

A 54-year-old man presented with left-sided weakness and altered mental status. CT demonstrated a large acute right middle cerebral arterial infarct with midline shift and uncal herniation. He underwent right decompressive hemicraniectomy with storage of bone flap in the periumbilical subcutaneous pocket. The patient was referred for whole-body bone scan for evaluation of osseous metastases secondary to newly suspected renal cell carcinoma. It showed increased radiotracer uptake in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen corresponding to the site of implanted bone flap, confirming its viability. The autologous bone flap was subsequently successfully reimplanted in the cranium.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	409-410
Number of pages	2
Journal	Clinical nuclear medicine
Volume	37
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/RLU.0b013e318244439a
State	Published - Apr 2012

Keywords

CT
Tc MDP
bone scintigraphy
cranial flap in pelvis
cranial flap seen on bone scan
cranioplasty
hemicraniectomy
osseous metastases

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

Access to Document

10.1097/RLU.0b013e318244439a

Cite this

@article{51959b9278d54405a8f99522f256b5e6,

title = "Unusual pelvic mass on bone scan caused by a preserved cranial bone graft",

abstract = "A 54-year-old man presented with left-sided weakness and altered mental status. CT demonstrated a large acute right middle cerebral arterial infarct with midline shift and uncal herniation. He underwent right decompressive hemicraniectomy with storage of bone flap in the periumbilical subcutaneous pocket. The patient was referred for whole-body bone scan for evaluation of osseous metastases secondary to newly suspected renal cell carcinoma. It showed increased radiotracer uptake in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen corresponding to the site of implanted bone flap, confirming its viability. The autologous bone flap was subsequently successfully reimplanted in the cranium.",

keywords = "CT, Tc MDP, bone scintigraphy, cranial flap in pelvis, cranial flap seen on bone scan, cranioplasty, hemicraniectomy, osseous metastases",

author = "Viktoriya Paroder and Glaser, {Joseph E.} and Chukwuemeka Onyedika and Chun, {Kwang J.} and Freeman, {Leonard M.}",

year = "2012",

month = apr,

doi = "10.1097/RLU.0b013e318244439a",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "37",

pages = "409--410",

journal = "Clinical nuclear medicine",

issn = "0363-9762",

publisher = "Lippincott Williams and Wilkins",

number = "4",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Unusual pelvic mass on bone scan caused by a preserved cranial bone graft

AU - Paroder, Viktoriya

AU - Glaser, Joseph E.

AU - Onyedika, Chukwuemeka

AU - Chun, Kwang J.

AU - Freeman, Leonard M.

PY - 2012/4

Y1 - 2012/4

N2 - A 54-year-old man presented with left-sided weakness and altered mental status. CT demonstrated a large acute right middle cerebral arterial infarct with midline shift and uncal herniation. He underwent right decompressive hemicraniectomy with storage of bone flap in the periumbilical subcutaneous pocket. The patient was referred for whole-body bone scan for evaluation of osseous metastases secondary to newly suspected renal cell carcinoma. It showed increased radiotracer uptake in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen corresponding to the site of implanted bone flap, confirming its viability. The autologous bone flap was subsequently successfully reimplanted in the cranium.

AB - A 54-year-old man presented with left-sided weakness and altered mental status. CT demonstrated a large acute right middle cerebral arterial infarct with midline shift and uncal herniation. He underwent right decompressive hemicraniectomy with storage of bone flap in the periumbilical subcutaneous pocket. The patient was referred for whole-body bone scan for evaluation of osseous metastases secondary to newly suspected renal cell carcinoma. It showed increased radiotracer uptake in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen corresponding to the site of implanted bone flap, confirming its viability. The autologous bone flap was subsequently successfully reimplanted in the cranium.

KW - CT

KW - Tc MDP

KW - bone scintigraphy

KW - cranial flap in pelvis

KW - cranial flap seen on bone scan

KW - cranioplasty

KW - hemicraniectomy

KW - osseous metastases

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84858112827&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84858112827&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1097/RLU.0b013e318244439a

DO - 10.1097/RLU.0b013e318244439a

M3 - Article

C2 - 22391721

AN - SCOPUS:84858112827

SN - 0363-9762

VL - 37

SP - 409

EP - 410

JO - Clinical nuclear medicine

JF - Clinical nuclear medicine

IS - 4

ER -

Unusual pelvic mass on bone scan caused by a preserved cranial bone graft

Abstract

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this