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A patient with pseudomyxoma peritonei secondary to a mucin-secreting adenocarcinoma demonstrated striking, diffuse uptake of 99mTc-MDP throughout the abdomen. The radiopharmaceutical distribution accurately delineated the region of tumor involvement within the peritoneal cavity.
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Tu'meh, S.S., Polak, J.F. & Kaplan, W.D. Uptake of 99mTc-MDP by pseudomyxoma peritonei: A case report. Eur J Nucl Med 8, 364–366 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00253548
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