Blow out bone metastases
Last revised by Naim Qaqish
on 12 Nov 2020
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Citation:
Gaillard F, Qaqish N, Bell D, et al. Blow out bone metastases. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 30 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-16664
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Naim Qaqish
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Systems:
Synonyms:
- Expansile bone metastases
- Expansile bony metastases
- Blow out bony metastases
- Blow out skeletal metastases
- Expansile skeletal metastases
Blow out bone metastases or expansile bone metastases are typically only encountered in a relatively small number of primary malignancies, including 1:
- renal cell carcinoma
- thyroid cancer
- hepatocellular carcinoma
- phaeochromocytoma
- melanoma
- gastric carcinoma
Occasionally the sclerotic metastases of prostate cancer may also be expansile and closely mimic Paget disease of bone 1.
References
- 1. Resnick D, Kransdorf MJ. Bone and joint imaging. W B Saunders Co. (2005) ISBN:0721602703. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
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