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We present a case of renal cell carcinoma metastasis to the skull, appearing as a photopenic area on Tc-99m MDP bone scan and with focal uptake in the same region on Tc-99m MIBI imaging.
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Aktolun, C., Berk, F. & Demir, H. Detection of cold bone metastasis by Tc-99m MIBI imaging. Ann Nucl Med 15, 393–395 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02988251
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