Tc-99m Tetrofosmin Scintimammography for the Detection of Recurrent Breast Cancer in a Patient with Equivocal Mammography Study
Journal Title: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal - Year 2008, Vol 8, Issue 1
Abstract
Tis is a case report describing a patient at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman, with recurrent local breast cancer and axillary lymph node metastasis. Te cancer was detected with 99Tc-m tetrofosmin scintimammography after an equivocal mammography study.
Authors and Affiliations
Samir Hussein| Departments of Radiology and Molecular Imaging, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, Sukhpal Sawhney| Departments of Radiology and Molecular Imaging, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, Adil Al-Jarrah| Departments of Surgery Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
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