technetium-tc-99m-sulfur-colloid and Waldenstrom-Macroglobulinemia

Technetium-99m sulfur colloid (SC) and indium-111 labeled leukocyte (In-111 WBC) scintigraphy was performed on a 77-year-old female patient to rule out a left periprosthetic infection. Anterior Tc-99m SC and In-111 WBC images of the pelvis and femurs revealed no abnormal deposition of radiotracer about the Austin-Moore prosthesis. Absent radiotracer uptake, however, was demonstrated within the left hemipelvis. A left iliac bone marrow aspirate and biopsy revealed a lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate consistent with Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia.

Topics: Aged; Female; Femur; Hip Prosthesis; Humans; Indium Radioisotopes; Leukocytes; Methods; Pelvis; Prosthesis Failure; Radionuclide Imaging; Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid; Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia