Delayed epiphyseal closure in an adult with panhypopituitarism detected by 99mTc-MDP bone SPECT/CT

Yu Ning; Xiaoji Liu; Yao Chen; Min Cai; Sijin Li

doi:10.1002/ccr3.7644

Delayed epiphyseal closure in an adult with panhypopituitarism detected by ^99mTc-MDP bone SPECT/CT

Clin Case Rep. 2023 Jul 4;11(7):e7644. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.7644. eCollection 2023 Jul.

Authors

Yu Ning¹, Xiaoji Liu², Yao Chen¹, Min Cai³, Sijin Li⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Imaging Shanxi Medical University Taiyuan China.
² School of Forensic Medicine Shanxi Medical University Taiyuan China.
³ Department of Nuclear Medicine Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital & Fifth Hospital of Shanxi Medical University Taiyuan China.
⁴ Department of Nuclear Medicine First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University Taiyuan China.

Abstract

We reported a 23-year-old male patient with panhypopituitarism who underwent two resections for craniopharyngioma and received postoperative hormone replacement therapy. The ^99mTc-MDP bone scan revealed focal high uptake of radioactive nuclide in multiple large joints. The SPECT/CT demonstrated the focal high uptake in their metaphysis. Thus, delayed epiphyseal closure was considered.

Keywords: 99mTc‐MDP; SPECT/CT; delayed epiphyseal closure; panhypopituitarism.

Publication types

Case Reports