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MAMMARY GLAND UPTAKE OF SODIUM TC‐PERTECHNETATE IN A CAT WITH A DRUG‐INDUCED GYNECOMASTIA
Author(s) -
Patricelli Alison J.,
Lappin Michael R.,
Steyn Phillip F.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
veterinary radiology and ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 1058-8183
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.1999.tb01844.x
Subject(s) - gynecomastia , medicine , medroxyprogesterone acetate , medroxyprogesterone , pertechnetate , drug , endocrinology , mammary gland , pharmacology , hormone , cancer , breast cancer , scintigraphy
Sodium Tc‐pertechnetate accumulated in the mammary glands of a male cat. It was determined that the uptake was attributable to gynecomastia induced by medroxyprogesterone acetate injections. Gyneco‐mastia and pertechnetate uptake resolved following cessation of medroxyprogesterone acetate treatment.