Presentation
2 Day history of back pain radiating to right hip. No history of trauma.
Patient Data
Age: 71
Gender: Male
From the case:
L4 vertebral body pathological fracture secondary to myeloma
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- There is irregularity and loss in height of the L4 vertebral body.
- Vertebral alignment is otherwise maintained.
- No other acute bony abnormality
From the case:
L4 vertebral body pathological fracture secondary to myeloma
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- There is extensive lucency causing collapse of the L4 vertebral body superior end plate and extending into the body itself but not through into the pedicular region.
- Solitary L4 vertebral body lytic lesion with no evidence for cord compression.
- Given the patient's history myeloma, this is likely to be a
deposit. - There is no disruption into the spinal canal.
- No paravertebral soft tissue mass.
- There is no expansion of the bone outside into the psoas musculature
Case Discussion
This patient had underlying myeloma and received radiotherapy of the lumbar spine for this spinal lesion.