PMID- 1992037
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19910312
LR  - 20161123
IS  - 0161-5505 (Print)
IS  - 0161-5505 (Linking)
VI  - 32
IP  - 2
DP  - 1991 Feb
TI  - Technetium-99m-methylene diphosphonate (MDP) uptake in a sympathetic effusion: an 
      index of malignancy and a review of the literature.
PG  - 325-7
AB  - We report a patient with a sympathetic pleural effusion secondary to T-cell 
      lymphoma that accumulated the bone imaging agent, Technetium-99m-methylene 
      diphosphonate (99mTc-MDP). This case is significant in that malignant cells were 
      not present on three cytologic examinations of the pleural fluid or multiple 
      pleural biopsies. We also present a review of the published literature on pleural 
      effusions that accumulate bone tracers. We conclude that pleural effusions that 
      accumulate 99mTc-MDP should be considered malignant or secondary to a malignancy 
      and further work-up is essential even if the cytologic exam of the pleural fluid 
      is unremarkable.
FAU - Cole, T J
AU  - Cole TJ
AD  - Department of Radiology and Laboratory Services, Medical College of Virginia, 
      Richmond.
FAU - Balseiro, J
AU  - Balseiro J
FAU - Lippman, H R
AU  - Lippman HR
LA  - eng
PT  - Case Reports
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Review
PL  - United States
TA  - J Nucl Med
JT  - Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine
JID - 0217410
RN  - X89XV46R07 (Technetium Tc 99m Medronate)
SB  - IM
MH  - Aged
MH  - Humans
MH  - Lymphoma, T-Cell/*complications
MH  - Male
MH  - Pleural Effusion, Malignant/diagnostic imaging/etiology/*metabolism
MH  - Radionuclide Imaging
MH  - Technetium Tc 99m Medronate/*pharmacokinetics
RF  - 7
EDAT- 1991/02/01 00:00
MHDA- 1991/02/01 00:01
CRDT- 1991/02/01 00:00
PHST- 1991/02/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1991/02/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1991/02/01 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Nucl Med. 1991 Feb;32(2):325-7.