Colorectal Cancer with Uncommon Metastatic Spread
Luca Dellavedova1, Anna Calcagno2, Lucia Roncoroni3
1Nuclear Medicine Residency, University of Milan, Milan, Legnano, Italy ; Department of Nuclear Medicine, AO "Ospedale Civile di Legnano", Legnano, Italy.
World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
|October 1, 2015
Abstract:
The prevalence of bone metastases from colorectal cancer (CRC) is quite low and the presence of isolated osseous metastases at the time of diagnosis or the onset of bone metastases without other organ involvement during follow-up is even lower. Here, we present an interesting case of diffuse skeletal metastases from CRC in which both the atypical presentation of the metastatic spread and the presence of infective comorbidities created some troubles in getting the final diagnosis.
Keywords:
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