99mTc-MDP SPECT/CT demonstrating extraosseous periarticular amyloid deposits in primary systemic amyloidosis associated with multiple myeloma.

Amyloidosis is a rare disorder characterized by variable extracellular accumulation of a complex substance consisting of proteinaceous fibrils (amyloid fibrils) and nonfibrillar glycoprotein or amyloid P component. We present a case of a primary systemic amyloidosis associated with multiple myeloma in a 48-year-old woman whose Tc-MDP SPECT/CT study revealed extraosseous periarticular uptake in amyloid deposits with no abnormal focal tracer uptake in the bone.

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