Intracerebral Uptake of Tc-99m Labeled Antimelanoma Antibodies

A patient with an intraocular tumor showed accumulation of Tc-99m labeled antimelanoma antibodies in the head. This was not due to a metastatic lesion but proved to be a benign intracranial osteoma. The reasons for this false-positive result are discussed.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical nuclear medicine 1990-01, Vol.15 (1), p.32-33
Hauptverfasser:	SCHALING, D F, BLEEKER, J C, ALGRA, P R, van KROONENBURGH, M J P G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	550601 - Medicine- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics Aged ANTIBODIES BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES Biological and medical sciences BODY BRAIN Brain Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Brain Neoplasms - secondary CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS Diagnosis, Differential DISEASES False Positive Reactions Female Frontal Lobe HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES Humans INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI ISOMERIC NUCLEI ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES ISOTOPES Medical sciences Melanoma - diagnostic imaging Melanoma - secondary MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES NEOPLASMS NERVOUS SYSTEM NUCLEI ODD-EVEN NUCLEI Ophthalmology ORGANS Osteoma - diagnostic imaging RADIOISOTOPES RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE Radionuclide Imaging Skull Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Technetium TECHNETIUM 99 TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES Tumors and pseudotumors of the eye, orbit, eyelid, lacrimal apparatus YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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Zusammenfassung:	A patient with an intraocular tumor showed accumulation of Tc-99m labeled antimelanoma antibodies in the head. This was not due to a metastatic lesion but proved to be a benign intracranial osteoma. The reasons for this false-positive result are discussed.
ISSN:	0363-9762 1536-0229
DOI:	10.1097/00003072-199001000-00010