Pelvic and Lumbar Metastasis Detected by Bone Scintigraphy in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Summary

A case of a 43-year-old man suffering from pleural mesothelioma with distant bone metastasis is reported. The results of bone scintigraphy and NMR findings allowed the diagnosis. The current case describes a hematogenous metastasis to the pelvis and vertebral column from a malignant pleural mesothelioma that was detected initially by bone scintigraphy.

Zusammenfassung

Fallbericht über einen 43jährigen Mann mit Pleural-Mesotheliom und Knochenmetastasen. Die Diagnose wurde durch Knochenszintigraphie und NMR gestellt. Der vorliegende Fall beschreibt die hämatogene Metastasierung ins Becken und in die Wirbelsäule, ausgehend von einem malignen Pleural-Mesotheliom, das ursprünglich durch Knochenszintigraphie diagnostiziert wurde.

Key words

Pleural mesothelioma - bone metastasis - osseous scintigraphy

Schlüsselwörter

Pleural-Mesotheliom - Knochenmetastasen - Knochenszintigraphie

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