Osteopoikilosis: A Sign Mimicking Skeletal Metastases in a Cancer Patient

Osteopoikilosis: A Sign Mimicking Skeletal Metastases in a Cancer Patient

Osteopoikilosis is a rare benign osteosclerotic bone disorder that may be misdiagnosed as skeletal metastases. Here we describe a case of coincidental breast cancer and osteopoikilosis mimicking skeletal metastases. A 41-year-old woman underwent right modified radical mastectomy in April 2007. Twent...

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Main Authors: Hamid Nasrolahi, Shapour Omidvari, Ahmad Mosalaei, Niloofar Ahmadloo, Mansour Ansrai, Sareh Hoseini, Yaghoub Ashouri-Taziani, Sepideh Sefidbakht, Mohammad Mohammadianpanah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2011-01-01
Series:Middle East Journal of Cancer
Subjects:
Osteopoikilosis
Osteosclerotic
Skeletal metastases
Breast cancer.
Online Access:http://mejc.sums.ac.ir/index.php/mejc/article/view/47/126

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