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Revista Española de Medicina Nuclear e Imagen Molecular (English Edition) Osteopoikilosis: a major diagnostic problem solved by bone scintigraphy
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Vol. 31. Issue 2.
Pages 59-110 (March - April 2012)
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Vol. 31. Issue 2.
Pages 59-110 (March - April 2012)
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Osteopoikilosis: a major diagnostic problem solved by bone scintigraphy

Osteopoiquilia: un importante problema diagnóstico solucionado con una gammagrafía ósea
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M. Tuncel
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muratt@hacettepe.edu.tr

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, B. Caner
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Osteopoikilosis (OPK) is a rare disease with an unknown etiology. Although a benign condition, it may lead to diagnostic problems when the patient undergoes diagnostic imaging of the skeletal system due to various reasons like malignancy. Herein, we report 2 cases with OPK causing difficulties in the final diagnosis of the cases which was resolved with the contribution of bone scintigraphy and clinical follow-up.

Keywords:
Osteopoikilosis
SPECT-CT
Bone scintigraphy
Metastases
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La osteopoiquilia es una enfermedad rara aunque benigna de etiología desconocida que puede causar problemas diagnósticos cuando se hace diagnosis por imágenes del sistema esquelético por diferentes motivos como la malignancia. Presentamos dos casos clínicos con osteopoiquilia en las cuales las dificultades para el diagnóstico final de los casos se solucionaron con la contribución de la gammagrafía ósea y el seguimiento clínico.

Palabras clave:
Osteopoiquilia
SPECT-TAC
Gammagrafía ósea
Metástasis

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