Neuroradiology #33

72-year-old male:
– With known pulmonary neuroendocrine tumor
– New onset dorsal pain

What do you see?

Vertebral blastic metastasis from pulmonary neuroendocrine origin presenting as an ivory vertebra.

IVORY VERTEBRAE (differential)

– Paget
– Lymphoma
– Metastasis on men: prostate
– Matastesis on women: breast

Do not forget: transitional cell carcinomas, neuroendocrine tumours, medullary thyroid carcinoma and osteosarcoma.

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