Tc-99m Sestamibi Uptake in Tuberculosis of the Breast

Tc-99m Sestamibi Uptake in Tuberculosis of the Breast

A 75-year-old woman was seen because of a painful breast mass. Tc-99m sestamibi scintimammography showed uptake in the mass, suggesting malignancy. The mass ulcerated spontaneously and discharged. Mycobacterium tuberculosis was positive on examination of the discharge.

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical nuclear medicine 1998-02, Vol.23 (2), p.106-108
Hauptverfasser: OHTA, HITOYA, ICHII, HIROHITO, ARIMOTO, AKIRA, UKIKUSA, MINORU, AWANE, HIROJI
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aged
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Breast - diagnostic imaging
Breast Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Female
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Radionuclide Imaging
Radiopharmaceuticals
Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi
Tuberculosis - diagnostic imaging
Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections
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Zusammenfassung:A 75-year-old woman was seen because of a painful breast mass. Tc-99m sestamibi scintimammography showed uptake in the mass, suggesting malignancy. The mass ulcerated spontaneously and discharged. Mycobacterium tuberculosis was positive on examination of the discharge.
ISSN:0363-9762
1536-0229
DOI:10.1097/00003072-199802000-00012