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Figure 1.

View larger version (32K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 1. The results of whole-body bone scintigraphy in a 58-year-old man who reported backache are shown. Plain bone films were unremarkable. Scintigraphy revealed numerous foci of increased uptake of tracer ("hot spots"), a finding consistent with metastatic disease. Focally increased uptake reflects increased osteoblastic activity associated with the attempted repair of diseased bone. Subsequent studies revealed the tumor to be prostate cancer.

 

Mark Glazer, M.D.
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL 60637

Vidya V. Sagar, M.D.
Medical Center of Delaware
Newark, DE 19718

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