Presentation
Buttock mass
Patient Data
Age: 5 years
From the case:
Sacral tumor with lung metastases
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AXR revealed a destructive lesion of the sacrum with widening of the interpedicular distance in the lumbar vertebrae.
From the case:
Sacral tumor with lung metastases
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CXR revealed multiple soft tissue densities which are presumably metastases from an invading sacral tumor.
Case Discussion
A 5 year old presented with a buttock mass initially presumed to be an abscess. Chest x-ray revealed multiple pulmonary nodules raising the possibility of pulmonary metastasis from the sacral destructive lesion.