Published April 2011
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Journal article
Bilateral retinoblastoma presenting as metastases to forearm bones four years after the initial treatment
Creators
- 1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh (India)
- 2. Department of Paediatric Haemato-oncology Unit, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh (India)
Description
Osseous metastases from retinoblastoma, the most common ocular malignant neoplasm of childhood, are reported most commonly in the skull and long bones. However, metastases to forearm bones are very rare. Here we present a case of bilateral retinoblastoma with metastases to right forearm bones four years after the initial treatment. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine
- Journal Volume
- 26
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 115-116
- CODEN
- IJNMEK
INIS
- Country of Publication
- India
- Country of Input or Organization
- India
- INIS RN
- 43020026
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- ARMS; CAT SCANNING; METASTASES; NEOPLASMS; SKELETON; TECHNETIUM 99
- Descriptors DEC
- BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIMBS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANS; RADIOISOTOPES; TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES; TOMOGRAPHY; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
Optional Information
- Notes
- 9 refs., 1 fig.