Published 2003 | Version v1
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Lumbosacral osteosarcoma: case presentation. Contributions of nuclear medicine and other imaging techniques

Creators

  • 1. Hospital Clinico de la Universidad de Chile, Santiago (Chile)
  • 2. Hospital Roberto del Rio, Santiago (Chile)

Description

A 12 year-old-girl, with 11 months of natural evolution of a conventional osteosarcoma Stage IV in pelvis, with bilateral sacral root involvement, clinically manifested with paraparesia, neurogenic bladder and transverse myelitis. The images (pelvic and thoracic CT, pelvic MRI and bone scintigraphy), allowed correct staging, leading to choose the most adequate therapy. We discuss the diagnostic imaging with emphasis in bone scans. Currently, the patient is under palliative chemotherapy (au)

Availability note (English)

Available as electronic journal from the website: http://wwwscielo.cl/cgi-bin/wxis.exe/iah/

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (Spanish)
Osteosarcoma lumbosacro: Presentacion de un caso. Aporte de la medicina nuclear y otras tecnicas de imagen

Identifiers

URL
http://wwwscielo.cl/cgi-bin/wxis.exe/iah/;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Revista Chilena de Radiologia
Journal Volume
9
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 206-210
ISSN
0717-201X

INIS

Country of Publication
Chile
Country of Input or Organization
Chile
INIS RN
35104415
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
CHEMOTHERAPY; FLUORINE 18; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE; NEOPLASMS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; SCINTISCANNING; SKELETON
Descriptors DEC
ANTIMETABOLITES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; DRUGS; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FLUORINE ISOTOPES; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MEDICINE; NANOSECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; ORGANS; RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING; RADIOISOTOPES; THERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY

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Notes
16 refs., 7 figs