Magnetic resonance diagnosis of an occult metastatic colon carcinoma of the calcaneus.
This is a case report which shows the potential benefit of magnetic resonance imaging in accurately visualizing occult metastatic lesions to bone. The case involves a relatively young patient with metastatic colon carcinoma to the calcaneus who ultimately required amputation.
Schmidt
R G
RG
Musculoskeletal Tumor Center, Graduate Hospital, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania 19004.
Cecchini
A J
AJ
Mayer
D P
DP
Kabbani
Y
Y
D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D002111:Calcaneus; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging