Osteoblastic metastases from breast carcinoma with false-negative bone scan

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 434-437

  Munk, Peter L ^a   Poon, Peter Y ^a   O'Connell, John X ^a   Janzen, Dennis ^a   Coupland, David ^a   Kwong, J Stephen ^a   Gelmon, Karen ^a   Worsley, Dan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bone scan; Breast cancer; Metastases; Osteopoikilosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE BIOPSY; BONE METASTASIS; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCINTISCANNING; BREAST CARCINOMA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOPSY; BONE AND BONES; BONE NEOPLASMS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; CARCINOMA, LOBULAR; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0030853833     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002560050262     Document Type: Article

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