Co-existent Paget’s Disease of the Bone, Prostate Carcinoma Skeletal Metastases and Fracture on Skeletal Scintigraphy-Lessons to be Learned
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UNLABELLED Bone scintigraphy, despite being non-specific, is a very sensitive and simple investigation for patients with active Paget's disease of the bone. Skeletal metastases and Paget's disease may co-exist in the elderly patients as both conditions are commonly seen in this age group. Clinical and radiological correlation may help to improve the diagnostic specificity of a bone scintigram. We report a patient in whom concurrent Paget's disease and a rib fracture became evident only on repeat scintigraphy following successful treatment of prostate carcinoma skeletal metastases. CONFLICT OF INTEREST None declared.
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