Abstract:Vanishing bone metastasis (pseudopathological vertebral body enhancement) is a pitfall in the interpretation of contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scans of patients with thoracic vein obstruction, mainly in the superior vena cava and brachiocephalic veins, typically being related to thrombosis due to malignant tumors. On the basis of the CT findings, pseudopathological vertebral body enhancement can be misdiagnosed as sclerotic bone metastasis, leading to unnecessary treatment. Although not rare, pseud… Show more
“…One of the first descriptions of this peculiar aspect was in 2009 by Jesinger and colleagues [ 2 ]. It was further illustrated in 2021 by Fukamizu and his team [ 7 ].…”
Teaching Point: Intravertebral venous collateral formation can occur in thoracic venous obstruction syndrome and mimic metastatic bone lesions on contrast-enhanced imaging: vanishing bone metastases.
“…One of the first descriptions of this peculiar aspect was in 2009 by Jesinger and colleagues [ 2 ]. It was further illustrated in 2021 by Fukamizu and his team [ 7 ].…”
Teaching Point: Intravertebral venous collateral formation can occur in thoracic venous obstruction syndrome and mimic metastatic bone lesions on contrast-enhanced imaging: vanishing bone metastases.
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