Paget disease - scapula

Case contributed by Jeremy Jones
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Shortness of breath and chest pain

Patient Data

Age: 80 years
Gender: Female

Admission film

x-ray

Normal chest

Subsequent admission with further exacerbation of COPD.

x-ray

Normal cardiomediastinal contours. Normal lungs and pleural spaces. Thickening of the right glenoid cortex.

Another admission with an exacerbation of COPD.

x-ray

Normal mediastinum and lungs. Expansion and cortical thickening of the right represents Paget disease of the scapula.

Case Discussion

These three radiographs over a period of a year demonstrate progressive increase in the density and size of the right scapula. Bone scan confirmed that it was isolated to one bone: monostotic Paget disease.

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