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lytic Metastasis Pathological fracture LSBU
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Description: Radiology case 331-3316 Clinical presentation:
42 year old man with known carcinoma of the bronchus and recent onset of acute back pain. Pathologic fracture of body of lumbar vertebra. The pedicles are intact. The back of the vertebra is missing. The observation is that pedicle and body should both be on the same image and pedicle and disc should never be on the same axial cut.
Type: Case Study
Author/Contact: IDM
Institution: LSBU
Primary Subject/Category:
- - OCOSH Classification: Investigations: Radiology - General: Radiology - Conditions
- - OCOSH Classification: Orthopaedic Oncology: Bone Metastases
- - OCOSH Classification: Trauma: Fractures: Pathological Fractures
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Added: Thu Jan 31 2002
Last Modified: Tue Jul 28 2009