Positive99mTc-Stannous Pyrophosphate Myocardial Image in a Patient with Carcinoma of the Lung
- 1 March 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Radiology
- Vol. 122 (3) , 747-748
- https://doi.org/10.1148/122.3.747
Abstract
A false-positive 99mTc-stannous pyrophosphate (99mTc-PYP) myocardial image was seen in a patient with epidermoid carcinoma of the lung. The location of the increased activity corresponded to an area of direct invasion of the heart by carcinoma with associated multiple microscopic foci of myocardial necrosis. Metastatic carcinoma with myocardial necrosis should be considered as a possible cause of a positive 99mTc-PYP myocardial image.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit: