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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · World J Nucl Med 2019; 18(01): 61-62
DOI: 10.4103/wjnm.WJNM_1_18
Case Report

Sprengel's deformity as congenital scapular asymmetry on bone scintigraphy

Mohsen Qutbi
0   Department of Nuclear Medicine, School of Medicine, Taleghani Educational Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Abstract

Bone scintigraphy is a valuable imaging modality for a diverse range of skeletal abnormalities. Incidental findings and congenital skeletal anomalies are not uncommonly encountered. Therefore, having a substantial knowledge of these findings, even rare ones, is essential for interpreting physicians. Here, we present a case of previously diagnosed malignancy referred for a bone scintigraphy for skeletal metastatic survey, in which Sprengel's deformity as congenital scapular asymmetry and cervicothoracic scoliosis was noted.

Keywords

Bone scintigraphy - congenital skeletal anomaly - Sprengel's deformity

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Received: 00 00 2019

Accepted: 00 00 2019

Article published online:
22 April 2022

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