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- Title
A case of pathologic fracture of femur whose primary tumor and occult metastases were ascertained by PET–CT.
- Authors
Jae Ho Yoo; Bo Kyu Yang; Jin Hong Kim; Soyon Kim; Eun Sil Kim
- Abstract
We report a case of metastatic pathologic fracture of femoral shaft, whose primary cancer was ascertained by positron emission tomography–computed tomography (PET–CT). The abnormally increased biological activity of the space-occupying lesion of the lung was clearly demonstrated by PET–CT. Moreover, the occult bony metastatic lesions were confirmed with evidence of altered biologic activity. The PET–CT should be regarded as a valuable work-up tool for the orthopaedic management of metastatic pathologic fracture of a skeleton, all-the-more as a functional metabolic imaging tool.
- Subjects
MEDICAL radiography; BONE fractures; FEMUR injuries; BONE diseases; TUMOR treatment
- Publication
Archives of Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgery, 2009, Vol 129, Issue 2, p155
- ISSN
0936-8051
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00402-007-0550-1