Mediastinal Duplication Cyst on 99mTc Pertechnetate Scan

Clin Nucl Med. 2019 Jan;44(1):68-69. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002325.

Abstract

A 3-year-old boy presented with intermittent abdominal pain, melena, and anemia since 2 months. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy did not reveal any significant abnormality. The child was then referred for Tc-pertechnetate scan to rule out the presence of ectopic functioning gastric mucosa. Tc-pertechnetate scan revealed abnormal tracer accumulation in the thoracic region, which persisted in the delayed images, suspicious for being ectopic gastric mucosa. Subsequently, ultrasound and contrast-enhanced CT (CECT) scans of the chest revealed a large multiseptate cystic lesion in the retrocardiac region, corresponding to the site of increased tracer uptake on Tc-pertechnetate scan.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mediastinal Cyst / diagnostic imaging*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m
  • Ultrasonography

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m