Technetium-99m labeled red blood cells in the evaluation of hemangiosarcoma

Journal Article · Sun Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1987 · Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00003072-198711000-00003· OSTI ID:5301505

Joseph, U A; Jhingran, S G

Imaging with Tc-99m labeled red blood cells (RBC) is increasingly being used in the detection of acute gastro-intestinal bleeding, especially in patients with intermittent bleeding. A patient is presented in whom the labeled RBC scan was helpful in the incidental discovery of a previously unsuspected probable angiosarcoma of the right femur and adjacent soft tissues of the right hip due to the blood pool or blush effect of the labeled cells. The labeled RBC scan also identified extravasation due to active gastrointestinal bleeding from a previously unknown angiosarcoma of the ascending colon. Thus, the Tc-99m labeled RBC scan was useful in simultaneously detecting extravasation and blood pool effect at two remote tumor sites in the same patient.

• Research Organization: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5301505
• Journal Information: Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Journal Name: Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States) Vol. 12:11; ISSN CNMED
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BLOOD
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BODY
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NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PATIENTS
PELVIS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
SARCOMAS
SKELETON
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YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES