"Photopenic" bone lesion secondary to erector spinae muscle infiltration by breast carcinoma.
A bone image demonstrating a "photopenic" vertebral lesion was found to be caused by tumor infiltration of adjacent muscle and probable secondary osseous ischemia. Magnetic resonance imaging was valuable in detecting the muscle abnormality.
D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009132:Muscles; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate