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Tc-99m Sestamibi Uptake in Tuberculosis of the Breast

Hitoya Ohta, Hirohito Ichii, Akira Arimoto, Minoru Ukikusa, Hiroji Awane

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A 75-year-old woman was seen because of a painful breast mass. Tc-99m sestamibi scintimammography showed uptake in the mass, suggesting malignancy. The mass ulcerated spontaneously and discharged. Mycobacterium tuberculosis was positive on examination of the discharge.

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A 75-year-old woman was seen because of a painful breast mass. Tc-99m sestamibi scintimammography showed uptake in the mass, suggesting malignancy. The mass ulcerated spontaneously and discharged. Mycobacterium tuberculosis was positive on examination of the discharge.

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A 75-year-old woman was seen because of a painful breast mass. Tc-99m sestamibi scintimammography showed uptake in the mass, suggesting malignancy. The mass ulcerated spontaneously and discharged. Mycobacterium tuberculosis was positive on examination of the discharge.

Key concepts: Medicine, Scintimammography, Technetium (99mTc) sestamibi, Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi, Malignancy, Tuberculosis, Nuclear medicine, Radiology

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