Ossifying Metastases from Osteosarcoma of Left Humerus Demonstrated by Bone Scintigraphy

R. Krishnakumar; R. Priyadarshini; K. Elumalai; G. K. Rangarajan; S. Ayyappan; Sarojini Prahalad; Vandhana Mahajan; A. V. Lakshmanan

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Case Report

21 (

); 69-71

Ossifying Metastases from Osteosarcoma of Left Humerus Demonstrated by Bone Scintigraphy

R. Krishnakumar^1,, R. Priyadarshini¹, K. Elumalai¹, G. K. Rangarajan¹, S. Ayyappan², Sarojini Prahalad³, Vandhana Mahajan³, A. V. Lakshmanan⁴

1Dept. of Nuclear Medicine, Cancer Institute (W.I.A), Chennai-600 020, India

2Dept. of Surgical Oncology, Cancer Institute (W.I.A), Chennai-600 020, India

3Dept. of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Cancer Institute (W.I.A), Chennai-600 020, India

4Advisor (H), Cancer Institute (W.I.A), Chennai-600 020, India

Correspondence to: Dr. R. Krishnakumar Professor and Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine Cancer Institute (W.I.A) Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, Chennai-600 020 Tel: 91- 44 - 22350131, 22350241 Fax: 91- 44 - 24912085 E-mail: krishmanju12@yahoo.com

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