Key result
Technetium Tc 99m labeled red blood cell imaging demonstrated low perfusion and high blood pool, highly suggestive of subcutaneous cavernous hemangioma.
Why the study?
Does Technetium Tc 99m labeled red blood cell imaging help evaluate the vascular nature of subcutaneous tumors?
Case Report (n=1)
Does Technetium Tc 99m labeled red blood cell imaging help evaluate the vascular nature of subcutaneous tumors?
Technetium Tc 99m labeled red blood cell imaging is a useful noninvasive method for diagnosing soft tissue hemangiomas prior to surgical biopsy or resection.
May support noninvasive evaluation of subcutaneous vascular tumors; hypothesis-generating case report requiring prospective validation.
Red blood cells labeled with technetium Tc 99m were used to evaluate the vascular nature of a subcutaneous tumor in a 12‐year‐old girl. The low perfusion and high blood pool that characterized the lesion were considered highly suggestive of subcutaneous cavernous hemangioma. This noninvasive method for diagnosing soft tissue hemangiomas is more specific than other imaging modalities such as ultrasound and arteriography. The usefulness and the importance of the method prior to surgical biopsy or resection are disussed.
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Levy et al. (1988) conducted a case report in Subcutaneous tumor (soft tissue hemangioma) (n=1). Technetium Tc 99m labeled red blood cell imaging was evaluated on Evaluation of the vascular nature of the tumor. Technetium Tc 99m labeled red blood cell imaging demonstrated low perfusion and high blood pool, highly suggestive of subcutaneous cavernous hemangioma.
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