Hyperostosis Frontalis Simulating Metastatic Deposits: Unmasked on SPECT-CT
Skeletal scintigraphy has a pivotal role in detecting a number of bone pathologies, but it has its own limitations becauseof 2D image acquisition. Hybrid imaging acts as a savior in these cases where it is difficult to distinguish between benignand malignant lesions just on the basis of planar imag...
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Skeletal scintigraphy has a pivotal role in detecting a number of bone pathologies, but it has its own limitations becauseof 2D image acquisition. Hybrid imaging acts as a savior in these cases where it is difficult to distinguish between benignand malignant lesions just on the basis of planar images. We present one such case of known breast carcinoma withabnormal increased radiotracer uptake in the skull which was difficult to characterize as benign lesion such as hyperostosisfrontalis or metastatic osseous lesion. The importance of describing this case is to have a thorough understanding ofhyperostosis patterns and to not confuse it with metastatic deposits in patients with known malignancies.
Keywords: Hyperostosis Frontalis, SPECT-CT, bone scan
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| spelling | doaj-art-9d983f1ef5b1462590e6b86993c3ba022025-08-20T03:39:57ZengPakistan Medical AssociationJournal of the Pakistan Medical Association0030-99822024-05-0174610.47391/JPMA.24-48Hyperostosis Frontalis Simulating Metastatic Deposits: Unmasked on SPECT-CTAreeba Amin0Mairah Razi1Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Lahore.Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Lahore. Skeletal scintigraphy has a pivotal role in detecting a number of bone pathologies, but it has its own limitations becauseof 2D image acquisition. Hybrid imaging acts as a savior in these cases where it is difficult to distinguish between benignand malignant lesions just on the basis of planar images. We present one such case of known breast carcinoma withabnormal increased radiotracer uptake in the skull which was difficult to characterize as benign lesion such as hyperostosisfrontalis or metastatic osseous lesion. The importance of describing this case is to have a thorough understanding ofhyperostosis patterns and to not confuse it with metastatic deposits in patients with known malignancies. Keywords: Hyperostosis Frontalis, SPECT-CT, bone scan https://jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/21102 |
| spellingShingle | Areeba Amin Mairah Razi Hyperostosis Frontalis Simulating Metastatic Deposits: Unmasked on SPECT-CT Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association |
| title | Hyperostosis Frontalis Simulating Metastatic Deposits: Unmasked on SPECT-CT |
| title_full | Hyperostosis Frontalis Simulating Metastatic Deposits: Unmasked on SPECT-CT |
| title_fullStr | Hyperostosis Frontalis Simulating Metastatic Deposits: Unmasked on SPECT-CT |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hyperostosis Frontalis Simulating Metastatic Deposits: Unmasked on SPECT-CT |
| title_short | Hyperostosis Frontalis Simulating Metastatic Deposits: Unmasked on SPECT-CT |
| title_sort | hyperostosis frontalis simulating metastatic deposits unmasked on spect ct |
| url | https://jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/21102 |
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