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Technetium-99m methylene diphosphonate bone scan: Posterior planer image (a) and spot view of the lateral skull (b) show focal uptake of radiotracer in right hemicranium
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... Dystrophic calcification, defined as histologic disruption-induced calcium deposition in tissues after trauma, ischemia, cellular necrosis, or in the enzymatic necrosis of fat, occurs in patients with normal calcium and phosphorus levels (1). Cerebral, myocardial, and muscular infarction-related various Tc-99m MDP uptake patterns have been reported previously (1,2,3,4,5). ...
The authors present Tc-99m methylene diphosphonate (MDP) uptake in the right parietotemporal area at whole-body bone scan (WBBS) in 75 years male patient with prostate adenocarcinoma Gleason score 3+4 (pT2N0Mx). No residual or metastatic disease was detected in the patient's Gallium-68 prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography/computed tomography four months before WBBS. The patient had undetectable prostate-specific antigen levels and underwent WBBS to restage prostate cancer due to equivocal findings in previous WBBS. Current WBBS planar views revealed heterogeneous Tc-99m MDP uptake in the right parietotemporal area and the sphenoid bone in addition to equivocal uptake on the lower lumbar vertebrae. Single-photon emission computed tomography study to identify the MDP-avid lesion on the right cranial area revealed heterogeneous Tc-99m MDP uptake in the right parietotemporal area and sphenoid bone. The patient had a history of transsphenoidal surgery for a hypophyseal tumor two years ago and a recent cerebrovascular event (CVE). Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging revealed a cortical-subcortical patchy area of restricted diffusion in the parietotemporal region compatible with acute ischemia. Heterogeneous Tc-99m MDP uptake in the right parietotemporal area was attributed to recent CVE and secondary vascular-tissue change-related dystrophic calcification.
