| Literature DB >> 26018718 |
Girish Kumar Parida1, Ramya Soundararajan, Averilicia Passah, Chandrasekhar Bal, Rakesh Kumar.
Abstract
Superscan is a well-known finding described in skeletal scintigraphy characterized by intense radiotracer uptake in axial skeleton and decreased uptake in soft tissues and kidneys. Metabolic skeletal superscan has also been described in ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) in various conditions. We describe here a case of 12-year-old boy who presented with a scalp swelling, progressive pallor, easy fatigability, poor appetite, and fever for 6 months. The initial diagnosis was inconclusive. ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT revealed metabolic skeletal superscan and the final histopathological diagnosis was acute lymphoblastic leukemia.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26018718 DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000785
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Nucl Med ISSN: 0363-9762 Impact factor: 7.794