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    J Korean Med Sci. 1999 Dec;14(6):675-8.

    99mTc-MIBI scan in mammary Pagets disease: a case report.

    Han S, Kim JS, Kim BS, Koh IH, Park K.

    Department of Surgery, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea. shwhan@unitel.co.kr

    Technetium-99m methoxyisobutylisonitrile (99mTc-MIBI) uptake is known to be increased in breast cancer because of increased blood flow from angiogenesis and heightened metabolism. We performed a 99mTc-MIBI scan in a patient with mammary Paget's disease. The patient had underlying invasive cancer in the same side of the breast. 99mTc-MIBI scan exhibited a scintigraphic image of the uptake from the invasive cancer lesion located deeply in the breast toward the epidermis. 99mTc-MIBI showed an uptake in the deeply located invasive cancer lesion as well as nipple lesion. Especially, the delayed phase of Tc-MIBI scan demonstrated the tumor site more accurately. In conclusion, 99mTc-MIBI scan could be a useful adjunct to clinical decision making in the management of Paget's disease of the breast.

    PMID: 10642948 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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