Bone metastasis - breast cancer
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In an adult patient with a single bone lesion, metastasis is still the most likely diagnosis especially in a patient with known malignancy. MRI shows that this is in fact not one lesion but multiple.
Breast metastases were diagnosed at hip replacement performed in order to prevent pathological fracture.
- +<p>In an adult patient with a single bone lesion, metastasis is still the most likely diagnosis especially in a patient with known malignancy. MRI shows that this is in fact not one lesion but multiple.</p><p>Breast metastases were diagnosed at hip replacement performed in order to prevent pathological fracture.</p>
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Scalloped lytic lesion in the right femoral head - looks well defined.
Study performed about 12 months previously is normal.
Image X-ray (Frontal) ( update )
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Isolated "hot" lesion in the right femoral head although there is minor linear activity in the L4 vertebral body. Note the excretion of isotope into a horseshoe kidney
Image Nuclear medicine ( update )
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In an adult patientScalloped lesion in the bone marrow with a single bone lesion, metastasis is still the most likely diagnosis especially in a patient with known malignancysurrounding oedema and joint effusion. MRI shows that this is in fact not one
Marked enhancement of femoral head lesion but multiple. Breast metastases were diagnosed at hip replacement performednote several smaller satellite lesions in order to prevent pathological fracturethe femoral neck.
Patient has fibroid uterus.
Image MRI (T1) ( update )
Image MRI (T2 fat sat) ( update )
Image MRI (T1 C+ fat sat) ( update )
