Musculoskeletal Imaging - Case Report

Isolated vertebral metastasis with a fluid-fluid level from a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma

10.4261/1305-3825.DIR.6320-12.1

  • Mohamed Jarraya
  • Daichi Hayashi
  • Caroline Lebreton
  • Jean François Côté
  • Ali Guermazi
  • Christian Vallée

Received Date: 18.07.2012 Accepted Date: 12.08.2012 Diagn Interv Radiol 2013;19(3):233-236

Fluid-fluid level in bone metastases is an extremely rare nding, with only five case reports published in the literature. Here we report a case of an atypical isolated bone metastasis presenting with a fluid-fluid level revealing lung cancer in a 47-year-old patient without history of cancer. The differential diagnosis and imaging features are discussed with reference to the relevant literature.