Osteoblastic metastasis

Case contributed by Maulik S Patel , 18 Jun 2011
Diagnosis almost certain
Changed by Daniel J Bell, 13 Oct 2020

Updates to Case Attributes

Age changed from 65 yrs to 65 years.
Body was changed:

Osteoblastic metastasis from prostate cancer

Entities included in the differential for diffuse osteosclerosis:

  1. Renalrenal osteodystophy
  2. Sicklesickle cell disease
  3. Myelofibrosismyelofibrosis
  4. Osteopetrosisosteopetrosis
  5. Pyknodysostosispyknodysostosis
  6. Metastaticmetastatic carcinoma
  7. Mastocytosismastocytosis
  8. Paget disease disease
  9. Athletesathletes
  10. Fluorosisfluorosis

Reference : Fundamentals of Skeletal radiology; 2nd edition; page 155. By Clyde A. Helms. M.D.

  • -<p><a href="/articles/vertebral-metastases">Osteoblastic metastasis </a>from <a href="/articles/prostatic-carcinoma-1">prostate cancer</a></p><p>Entities included in the differential for diffuse osteosclerosis:</p><ol>
  • -<li>Renal osteodystophy</li>
  • -<li>Sickle cell disease</li>
  • -<li>Myelofibrosis</li>
  • -<li>Osteopetrosis</li>
  • -<li>Pyknodysostosis</li>
  • -<li>Metastatic carcinoma</li>
  • -<li>Mastocytosis</li>
  • -<li>Paget disease</li>
  • -<li>Athletes</li>
  • -<li>Fluorosis</li>
  • -</ol><p>Reference : Fundamentals of Skeletal radiology; 2nd edition; page 155. By Clyde A. Helms. M.D.</p>
  • +<p><a href="/articles/vertebral-metastases">Osteoblastic metastasis </a>from <a href="/articles/prostate-cancer-3">prostate cancer</a></p><p>Entities included in the differential for diffuse osteosclerosis:</p><ol>
  • +<li>renal osteodystophy</li>
  • +<li>sickle cell disease</li>
  • +<li>myelofibrosis</li>
  • +<li>osteopetrosis</li>
  • +<li>pyknodysostosis</li>
  • +<li>metastatic carcinoma</li>
  • +<li>mastocytosis</li>
  • +<li>Paget disease</li>
  • +<li>athletes</li>
  • +<li>fluorosis</li>
  • +</ol>

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Description was removed:
Osteoblastic metastasis

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Description was removed:
Osteoblastic metastasis

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