Delayed epiphyseal closure in an adult with panhypopituitarism detected by 99mTc‐MDP bone SPECT/CT

Abstract

Key Clinical Message We reported a 23‐year‐old male patient with panhypopituitarism who underwent two resections for craniopharyngioma and received postoperative hormone replacement therapy. The 99mTc‐MDP bone scan revealed focal high uptake of radioactive nuclide in multiple large joints. The SPECT/CT demonstrated the focal high uptake in their metaphysis. Thus, delayed epiphyseal closure was considered.

Keywords

• 99mTc‐MDP
• delayed epiphyseal closure
• panhypopituitarism
• SPECT/CT