Technetium-99m methylene diphosphonate scintimammography for evaluation of palpable breast masses.

Lee,J K; Kao,C H; Sun,S S

doi:10.3892/or.6.3.659

May-Jun 1999 Volume 6 Issue 3

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Technetium-99m methylene diphosphonate scintimammography for evaluation of palpable breast masses.

Authors:
- J K Lee
- C H Kao
- S S Sun
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Affiliations: Department of Nuclear Medicine, China Medical College Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Pages: 659-722
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Published online on: May 1, 1999

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Abstract

Technetium-99m-methylene diphosphonate (Tc-99m MDP) scintimammography (SMB) was used to investigate palpable breast masses during routine presurgical bone scintigraphy, for women at high risk for cancer and who were candidates for surgery or excisional biopsy. Upright anterior and prone lateral views of the breasts were acquired from 65 women with palpable breast masses, 5-10 min after intravenous injection of 740 MBq of Tc-99m MDP. Breast cancer was histologically diagnosed in 50 women (77%) and benign disease was found in 15 women (23%). Of these 50 breast cancer patients, 44 (88%) showed abnormal MDP uptake in breasts. Among the 15 cases of benign lesions, only 1 (7%) showed abnormal MDP uptake in the breasts. The diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy were 88%, 93%, and 89%, respectively, for the differentiation of malignant and benign breast masses. Scintimammography with Tc-99m MDP is a useful and cost-effective tool for differentiating malignant breast masses from benign breast masses.

Journals

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

International Journal of Oncology

Molecular Medicine Reports

Oncology Reports

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine

Oncology Letters

Biomedical Reports

Molecular and Clinical Oncology

World Academy of Sciences Journal

International Journal of Functional Nutrition

International Journal of Epigenetics

Medicine International

Technetium-99m methylene diphosphonate scintimammography for evaluation of palpable breast masses.

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