Vertebroplasty

Case contributed by Ian Bickle
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Pleuritic chest pain.

Patient Data

Age: 75 years
Gender: Female
x-ray

Heart size normal. Lungs clear.

Multiple dense sclerotic foci in the mid and lower thoracic vertebrae.

Embolization coils in the right paramidline at the level of the hilum.

x-ray

Multiple dense sclerotic foci in nearly all of the mid and lower thoracic and lumbar vertebrae in keeping with vertebroplasty cement.

Embolization coils in the right paravertebral space at L2 and projected over the left hilum.

Case Discussion

The density of vertebroplasty cement is denser than sclerotic metastases.   

This is an example of extensive vertebroplasty work to the thoracic and lumbar spine.

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