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- Title
Fluid-fluid levels detected on MRI and mimicking primary aneurismal bone cysts in a case of spinal bone metastasis.
- Authors
COLANGELI, S.; ROSSI, G.; GHERMANDI, R.; RIMONDI, E.
- Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Spinal bone metastases may be lytic or sclerotic lesions. Sometimes aneurismal bone cyst (ABC)-like areas (also called "secondary ABC") can be found in giant-cell tumors, osteoblastomas and chondroblastomas but are rare in metastatic tumors. CASE REPORT: A retrospective study on 518 patients surgically treated for metastatic lesions of the spine from 1995 to 2012 was performed to evaluate the radiographic presentation. We propose a case report of a metastatic lesion associated with imaging features suggestive of aneurismal bone cyst. The patient was treated by intralesional surgery, after embolization of the lesion. CONCLUSIONS: Fluid-fluid levels detected on imaging can be found in bone metastases and may be similar to a primary aneurismal bone cyst. Embolization of metastastic tumor was useful to help the surgeon.
- Subjects
CHONDROBLASTOMA; MEDICINE case studies; CYSTS (Pathology); MEDICAL radiography
- Publication
European Review for Medical & Pharmacological Sciences, 2014, Vol 18, p41
- ISSN
1128-3602
- Publication type
Case Study