Sclerotic skeletal metastases (prostate cancer) with brachytherapy seeds
Diagnosis certain
Presentation
Right hip pain.
Patient Data
Age: 70 years
Gender: Male
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Extensive sclerotic bony metastases throughout the imaged skeleton. No fracture is identified.
Degenerative changes with loss of joint space and osteophyte formation affect both hip joints.
Metallic-density brachytherapy seeds projects over the expected position of the prostate.
Case Discussion
Implantation of brachytherapy seeds is a treatment option for early-stage prostate cancer. This patient's disease has progressed significantly since brachytherapy treatment.