Assessment of yttrium-90 citrate radiosynovectomy treatment with bone scintigraphy in lipoma arborescens

A 37-year-old male patient presented with right knee pain and swelling. The patient had a 6-year history of rheumatoid arthritis. Physical examination was notable for swelling and tenderness of the right knee. The diagnosis of lipoma arborescens (LA) was confirmed from the magnetic resonance imaging...

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Autores principales: Vatankulu, Betul, Nemetyazar, Jamal, Demir, Yusuf, Samancı, Cesur, Sager, Sait
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4746855/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26917908
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-3919.172375
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Sumario:A 37-year-old male patient presented with right knee pain and swelling. The patient had a 6-year history of rheumatoid arthritis. Physical examination was notable for swelling and tenderness of the right knee. The diagnosis of lipoma arborescens (LA) was confirmed from the magnetic resonance imaging of the right knee. Herein, we report the use of bone scintigraphy in a case of LA treated with yttrium-90 radiosynovectomy.

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