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Breast cancer metastasis

Case contributed by Hani Makky Al Salam
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Known case of breast cancer with diffuse skeletal metastases

Patient Data

Age: 50 years
Gender: Female

Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.

x-ray

Multiple sclerotic bone metastases. No pathological fractures. Left sided thoracic surgical clips. Left basal pleural effusion, volume loss and atelectasis.

ct

Ivory vertebra. Multiple sclerotic bone metastases throughout the visualized skeleton.

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