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Fig. 3 | BMC Cancer

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From: Is it sufficient to evaluate metastatic bone involvement in breast cancer using SPECT/CT? A new approach of SPECT/CT-guided targeted bone marrow biopsy

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SPECT/CT-guided targeted bone marrow biopsy in the manubrium. Anterior bone scintigraphy, SPECT/CT fusion tomography image, biopsy image, and biopsy pathology image of a patient with invasive ductal carcinoma of the right breast 2Ā years after surgery (female, 30-year-old). AĀ The anterior bone scintigraphy suggested abnormally increased bone metabolism on the right side of the manubrium (black arrow). B, CĀ SPECT/CT fusion tomography results showed bone destruction in the location of increased metabolism on the right side of the sternal body. DĀ SPECT/CT-guided percutaneous biopsy of the biological target in the sternal body. EĀ Pathology and immunohistochemistry results suggested myofibroblastoma. Light microscopy results revealed a small amount of bone and dead bone tissues, polygonal cells between bone trabeculae, and nucleoli (HEā€‰Ć—ā€‰100)

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