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Article: Bone marrow scintigraphy with technetium-99m anti-NCA-95 to monitor therapy in malignant osteopetrosis
- Article from:
- The Journal of Nuclear Medicine
- Article date:
- June 1, 1998
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CopyrightCopyright Society of Nuclear Medicine Jun 1998. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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We report a case of a 2-mo-old girl with malignant osteopetrosis. Conventional radiological investigations of the skull and left hand showed the characteristic pattern of generalized sclerosis. Bone marrow immunoscintigraphy with ^sup 99m^Tc-labeled antibodies against nonspecific cross-reactive antigen (NCA) 95 was performed before and after bone marrow transplantation. Before transplantation, whole-body images showed bone marrow stores exclusively in the base of the skull. The rest of the skeleton did not reveal any hematopoietic activity. The liver and spleen showed increased antibody uptake as expected in extramedullary hematopoiesis. Repeat scintigraphy after bone marrow transplantation ...