Rare case of diffuse splenic uptake on methylene diphosphonate bone scan in a patient with sickle cell disease

Abstract

Extraskeletal tracer uptake in methylene diphosphonate (MDP) bone scan is not a common finding. There have been several case reports in the literature showing diffuse splenic uptake in MDP bone scan. We present a case of sickle cell disease, which showed diffuse splenic uptake on MDP whole-body bone scan.