Presentation
Sustained a fall. History of prostate cancer.
Patient Data
Age: 75 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Ivory vertebra due to prostate cancer
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While no pelvic fracture was visible, the incidental, strikingly sclerotic appearance of the fourth lumbar vertebra suggests a sclerotic bone metastasis.
From the case:
Ivory vertebra due to prostate cancer
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Subsequent abdominal CT demonstrated no acute trauma, but further demonstrated that the fourth lumbar vertebra is homogenously transformed by an osteoblastic metastasis.
Case Discussion
Typical presentation of ivory vertebra sign in a patient with history of prostate adenocarcinoma.
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