Research Article

Aneurysmal bone cyst-like areas as a sign of metastatic disease in the spinal column

Volume: 47 Number: 5 October 29, 2013
  • Emre Karadeniz
  • Simone Colangeli
  • Riccardo Ghermandi
  • Alessandro Gasbarrini
  • Emre Acaroglu
  • Stefano Boriani
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Aneurysmal bone cyst-like areas as a sign of metastatic disease in the spinal column

Abstract

Aneurysmal bone cysts (ABCs) are vascular lesions with well-defined radiological signs. A fairly common MRI finding in both ABC and other primary bone tumors with high vascularity is the presence of cysts with fluid-fluid levels. Metastatic lesions with fluid-fluid leveling have not previously been defined in the literature. We report three cases of fluid-fluid leveling of the axial skeleton in metastatic lesions. Two patients had single-level and one multi-level neoplastic disease with distinctive cysts showing fluid-fluid levels on MRI evaluation. Diagnosis of gastric carcinoma in two patients and breast carcinoma in the third was achieved with trocar biopsies. At the time of this report all patients had completed initial oncologic treatments and were disease free.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Emre Karadeniz This is me

Simone Colangeli This is me

Riccardo Ghermandi This is me

Alessandro Gasbarrini This is me

Emre Acaroglu This is me

Stefano Boriani This is me

Publication Date

October 29, 2013

Submission Date

March 7, 2014

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2013 Volume: 47 Number: 5

APA
Karadeniz, E., Colangeli, S., Ghermandi, R., Gasbarrini, A., Acaroglu, E., & Boriani, S. (2013). Aneurysmal bone cyst-like areas as a sign of metastatic disease in the spinal column. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 47(5), 366-369. https://izlik.org/JA93SG37JU
AMA
1.Karadeniz E, Colangeli S, Ghermandi R, Gasbarrini A, Acaroglu E, Boriani S. Aneurysmal bone cyst-like areas as a sign of metastatic disease in the spinal column. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2013;47(5):366-369. https://izlik.org/JA93SG37JU
Chicago
Karadeniz, Emre, Simone Colangeli, Riccardo Ghermandi, Alessandro Gasbarrini, Emre Acaroglu, and Stefano Boriani. 2013. “Aneurysmal Bone Cyst-Like Areas As a Sign of Metastatic Disease in the Spinal Column”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 47 (5): 366-69. https://izlik.org/JA93SG37JU.
EndNote
Karadeniz E, Colangeli S, Ghermandi R, Gasbarrini A, Acaroglu E, Boriani S (October 1, 2013) Aneurysmal bone cyst-like areas as a sign of metastatic disease in the spinal column. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 47 5 366–369.
IEEE
[1]E. Karadeniz, S. Colangeli, R. Ghermandi, A. Gasbarrini, E. Acaroglu, and S. Boriani, “Aneurysmal bone cyst-like areas as a sign of metastatic disease in the spinal column”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 47, no. 5, pp. 366–369, Oct. 2013, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA93SG37JU
ISNAD
Karadeniz, Emre - Colangeli, Simone - Ghermandi, Riccardo - Gasbarrini, Alessandro - Acaroglu, Emre - Boriani, Stefano. “Aneurysmal Bone Cyst-Like Areas As a Sign of Metastatic Disease in the Spinal Column”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 47/5 (October 1, 2013): 366-369. https://izlik.org/JA93SG37JU.
JAMA
1.Karadeniz E, Colangeli S, Ghermandi R, Gasbarrini A, Acaroglu E, Boriani S. Aneurysmal bone cyst-like areas as a sign of metastatic disease in the spinal column. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2013;47:366–369.
MLA
Karadeniz, Emre, et al. “Aneurysmal Bone Cyst-Like Areas As a Sign of Metastatic Disease in the Spinal Column”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 47, no. 5, Oct. 2013, pp. 366-9, https://izlik.org/JA93SG37JU.
Vancouver
1.Emre Karadeniz, Simone Colangeli, Riccardo Ghermandi, Alessandro Gasbarrini, Emre Acaroglu, Stefano Boriani. Aneurysmal bone cyst-like areas as a sign of metastatic disease in the spinal column. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2013 Oct. 1;47(5):366-9. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA93SG37JU