Metastasis

Cases

Case Title	Source
RENAL CELL CARCINOMA WITH METASTASIS TO RIGHT PROXIMAL TIBIA	Univ of Washington
BREAST CANCER- MAMMOGRAM AND BONE SCAN	Michigan State Univ.
RIB METASTASIS, HIDDEN BY SCAPULAR.	South Bank University
LYTIC METASTASIS, BREAST TO SPINE.	South Bank University
METASTASIS FROM LUNG TO VERTEBRA	South Bank University
METASTASIS FROM LUNG TO LUMBAR VERTEBRA WITH PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE.	South Bank University
METASTASIS FROM BREAST TO LUMBAR VERTEBRA	South Bank University
SCLEROTIC METASTASIS OF THE COLON TO SPINE	South Bank University
METASTASIS FROM PROSTATE TO VERTEBRA AND PELVIS	South Bank University
THYROID METASTASIS TO SKULL.	South Bank University
PROSTATIC METASTASIS	South Bank University
METASTASIS FROM LUNG CA TO PELVIS	The Amiga Radiologist
METASTASIS FROM SMALL CELL CARCINOMA OF THE LUNG.	Dalhousie Univ.
LYTIC METASTASIS OF THE RIGHT ILIUM.	Faculté de Médecine de Rennes
PROSTATIC METASTASIS TO BONE IN THE PRESENCE OF PAGET'S DISEASE	Faculté de Médecine de Rennes
LYTIC METASTASIS TO LOWER LUMBAR SPINE AND THE RIGHT ILIUM	Faculté de Médecine de Rennes
OSTEOPOIKILOSIS	Faculté de Médecine de Rennes
LUNG CARINOMA WITH SACRAL METASTASIS	Faculté de Médecine de Rennes
BONY METASTASIS TO HAND	Faculté de Médecine de Rennes
METASTASIS OF THE BREAST TO BONE	Faculté de Médecine de Rennes
MELANOMA METASTASIS OF THE SACRUM, BILATERAL SCIATICA	Faculté de Médecine de Rennes
LYTIC BONY METASTASIS FROM BREAST CARCINOMA	Faculté de Médecine de Rennes
DISTAL FEMORAL METAPHYSEAL ABNORMALITIES	Faculté de Médecine de Rennes
EXTENSIVE BONY METASTASIS	Tokai Univ.
SOLITARY BONE METASTASE OF THORACIC SPINE	C.I.D.
SKELETAL METASTASES FROM A KNOWN CANCER OF PROSTATE	C.I.D.
POSSIBLE METASTASE IN THE FEMORAL DIAPHYSIS	C.I.D.
BREAST CANCER METASTATIC TO BONE	UC Davis
SKELETAL AND ABDOMINAL LYMPH NODE METASTASES FROM AN OLD URINARY TUMOR	C.I.D.
PROBABLE NUMEROUS SKELETAL METASTASES	C.I.D.
CARCINOMA OF THE BREAST, WITH METASTASES TO LEFT PEDICLE AND RIGHT SECOND RIB.	Univ of Washington

References

Kosuda S, Kaji T, Yokoyama H, Yokokawa T, Katayama M, Iriye T, Uematsu M, Kusano S: Does bone SPECT actually have lower sensitivity for detecting vertebral metastasis than MRI? J Nucl Med 1996 Jun;37(6):975-8. [See related articles]

Algra PR, Heimans JJ, Valk J, Nauta JJ, Lachniet M, Van Kooten B: Do metastases in vertebrae begin in the body or the pedicles? Imaging study in 45 patients. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1992 Jun;158(6):1275-9. [See related articles]

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Related differential diagnosis

Solitary sclerotic bone lesions
Multiple sclerotic bone lesions
Diaphyseal lesion
Nonexpansile, lucent medullary bone lesion without sclerosis
Ill-defined lucent medullary bone lesion
Grossly expansile lucent bone lesion
Subarticular lucent bone lesion
Lucent bone lesion containing calcium or bone
"Moth-eaten" bone
Uninterrupted periosteal reaction
Solitary radiolucent metaphyseal band
Focal rib lesions (solitary or multiple)
Widening of the symphysis pubis > 7mm
Erosion, destruction or absence of a pedicle
Ivory vertebrae
Anterior scalloping of the sacrum
Bubbly bone lesions

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