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The authors report a case of metastatic breast carcinoma that on investigation was shown to have a negative bone scan in spite of multiple densely sclerotic metastases on radiography and CT and a positive bone biopsy. The literature is reviewed with regard to the subject of negative bone scans in this situation.
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Munk, P., Poon, P., O’Connell, J. et al. Osteoblastic metastases from breast carcinoma with false-negative bone scan. Skeletal Radiol 26, 434–437 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002560050262
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