Vol 21, No 2 (2018)
Clinical vignette
Published online: 2018-07-31
99mTC-MDP bone scanning in a subungual glomus tumour
Abstract
A 37-year-old female patient with four months history of paroxysmal pain in the left index finger was referred to our department for 99mTC-MDP scintigraphy. Radiographic studies of the patient showed a lytic tumour in the distal phalanx of the left second finger compatible with a glomus tumour. The scan showed mild decreased activity in the blood pool phase and minimal increased activity on the delayed images. The patient underwent surgery and a glomus tumour was removed. To the extent of our knowledge, this is the first case of bone scan in a glomus tumour of the finger reported in the literature.
Keywords: glomus tumourfingerparoxysmal pain99mTc-MDPbone scan
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