Diagnostic value of routine bone scintigraphy renal imaging in renal cell carcinoma

Journal Article · Mon May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989 · Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0090-4295(89)90046-0· OSTI ID:6073979

Chancellor, M B; Konnak, J W; Grossman, H B

Technetium-99m-phosphate compounds used in bone scanning are excreted by the kidney, and excellent renal images can be obtained on routine bone scintigrams. The preoperative bone scans of 49 patients who underwent radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma between 1981 and 1985 were reviewed for renal imaging. Ninety-four percent of the patients had abnormal bone scan renal images (82% had focal decreased uptake, and 12% had focal increased uptake). Six percent of the renal images were symmetrical bilaterally. When bone scans are employed in the postoperative follow-up of patients with renal cancer, they can be used to assess the status of the remaining kidney.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6073979
• Journal Information: Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.); (United States), Vol. 33:5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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