Author/Authors :
Gül, Serdar Savaş Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Nükleer Tıp Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Erselcan, Taner Cumhuriyet University - Faculty of Medicine - Nükleer Tıp Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Börksüz, Mehmet Fatih Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Nükleer Tıp Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Turgut, Bülent Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Nükleer Tıp Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Kelkit, Perihan Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Nükleer Tıp Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Özer, Gürkan Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Nükleer Tıp Anabilim Dalı, Turkey
Abstract :
Bone scintigraphy is a very sensitive imaging technique in detecting active bone diseases. Primary indication is diagnosis and follow-up of metastatic bone disease. Bone specific radiopharmaceuticals have quite a high skeletal uptake, thus osseous structures can readily be seen in bone scintigraphy, along with kidneys and bladder during their excretion. However, extra-skeletal uptake in soft-tissue structures on bone scans has been reported occasionally. Imaging of scrotal hernia and of testicular hydrocele during Tc-99m- MDP bone scintigraphy are rare and interesting findings. In our paper, we presented three cases with scrotal lesions, detected incidentally during bone scintigraphy in our clinic together with a review of the literature on the subject.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Bone scingtigraphy , scrotal hernia , hydrocele , Tc , 99m MDP
