Multiple fluid-filled bone metastases - 24/03/10
, Rose-Marie Javier a, Francoise Eichler b, Goerg Zollner c, Jean Sibilia a| pagine | 3 |
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Abstract |
Bone metastases are usually seen on imaging studies as lytic lesions and less often as sclerotic or mixed lesions. We report an exceedingly unusual case of breast cancer identified after magnetic resonance imaging showed bone metastases with fluid-fluid levels in the spine and sacrum. Bone images containing fluid-fluid levels are usually solitary abnormalities produced by aneurismal bone cysts. The fluid-fluid level is due to bleeding within the tumor followed by layering of the blood components based on density differences. Only two other cases of bone metastases with multiple fluid-fluid levels have been reported. Although fluid-fluid levels are exceedingly rare, clinicians should be aware that they might indicate a malignancy, particularly when they are multiple.
Il testo completo di questo articolo è disponibile in PDF.Keywords : Fluid-fluid levels, Magnetic resonance imaging, Bone metastases, Breast cancer
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Vol 77 - N° 2
P. 171-173 - marzo 2010 Ritorno al numeroBenvenuto su EM|consulte, il riferimento dei professionisti della salute.
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