title: [Growing bone islands as differential diagnosis of osteoplastic metastases (author's transl)].
abstract: A case with two growing bone islands is reported. In one of the lesions a biopsy was performed, the other one showed a positive scintiscan. Metastases could be excluded. The most important differential diagnosis is osteoplastic metastases. The etiology of the growing bone islands is unknown.
mesh_terms: D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012447:Sacrum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013667:Technetium
chemical_list: D013667:Technetium
vernacular_title: Wachsende Kompaktainseln als Differentialdiagnose osteoplastischer Metastasen.