Metastatic vertebral tumor misdiagnosed in magnetic resonance imaging as benign degenerative bone marrow changes : a case report

Many disorders including congenital, degenerative, inflammatory, and neoplastic lesions are associated with low back pain. It is essential to differentiate between malignant disease and the more common causes of back pain. We report a man with low back and right groin pain as a result of metastatic...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Rheumatology international 2005-07, Vol.25 (5), p.384-387
Hauptverfasser:	YAMK, Burcu, TUR, Birkan Sonel, KUTLAY, Sehim
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenocarcinoma - complications Adenocarcinoma - secondary Back pain Biological and medical sciences Bone Marrow - pathology Bone Neoplasms - complications Bone Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Bone Neoplasms - secondary Breast cancer Breast Neoplasms, Male - complications Breast Neoplasms, Male - pathology Diagnostic Errors Diseases of the osteoarticular system Diseases of the spine Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Humans Low Back Pain - etiology Lumbar Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging Lumbar Vertebrae - pathology Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Mammary gland diseases Medical sciences Middle Aged NMR Nuclear magnetic resonance Radiography Radionuclide Imaging Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:	Many disorders including congenital, degenerative, inflammatory, and neoplastic lesions are associated with low back pain. It is essential to differentiate between malignant disease and the more common causes of back pain. We report a man with low back and right groin pain as a result of metastatic breast carcinoma which was misdiagnosed in magnetic resonance imaging as benign degenerative changes.
ISSN:	0172-8172 1437-160X
DOI:	10.1007/s00296-004-0510-9