Ivory vertebra sign
Diagnosis almost certain
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This finding represents the typical ivory vertebra sign due to osteoblastic bone metastasis (in this patient known prostate cancer).
Although most commonly due to a sclerotic bony metastasis, these appearances can also occur in lymphoma and Paget's disease of the bone.
-<p>This finding represents the typical <a title="Ivory vertebra sign" href="/articles/ivory-vertebra-sign">ivory vertebra</a> sign due to <a href="/articles/skeletal-metastasis-1">osteoblastic bone metastasis</a> (in this patient known <a href="/articles/prostatic-carcinoma-1">prostate cancer</a>).</p><p>Although most commonly due to a sclerotic bony metastasis, these appearances can also occur in lymphoma and <a href="/articles/paget-disease-bone">Paget's disease</a> of the bone.</p>- +<p>This finding represents the typical <a href="/articles/ivory-vertebra-1">ivory vertebra</a> sign due to <a href="/articles/skeletal-metastasis-1">osteoblastic bone metastasis</a> (in this patient known <a href="/articles/prostate-cancer-3">prostate cancer</a>).</p><p>Although most commonly due to a sclerotic bony metastasis, these appearances can also occur in lymphoma and <a href="/articles/paget-disease-bone">Paget disease</a> of the bone.</p>
References changed:
- 1. Graham TS. The ivory vertebra sign. Radiology. 235 (2): 614-5. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2352021743">doi:10.1148/radiol.2352021743</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15858100">Pubmed</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>
- 2. Braun RA, Milito CF, Goldman SM, Fernandes Ede Á. Ivory vertebra: imaging findings in different diagnoses. Radiologia brasileira. 49 (2): 117-21. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1590/0100-3984.2014.0103">doi:10.1590/0100-3984.2014.0103</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27141135">Pubmed</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>
- Graham TS. The ivory vertebra sign. Radiology. 235 (2): 614-5. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2352021743">doi:10.1148/radiol.2352021743</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15858100">Pubmed</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>
- Braun RA, Milito CF, Goldman SM, Fernandes Ede Á. Ivory vertebra: imaging findings in different diagnoses. Radiologia brasileira. 49 (2): 117-21. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1590/0100-3984.2014.0103">doi:10.1590/0100-3984.2014.0103</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27141135">Pubmed</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>
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