title: [Evaluation of regnant anatomic distribution and metastatic type in skeletal thorax metastasis of breast cancer with multi-detector CT].
abstract: To determine the characteristics and regularity of multi-detector CT (MDCT) in breast cancer with skeletal thorax metastasis, we retrospectively analyzed the imaging findings of MDCT in 72 cases of breast cancer with bone metastasis before treatment. There were totally 455 metastasis involved sites. The most common metastatic site was thoracic vertebra. And the fourth left rib was most common lesion in rib metastasis. Right breast cancer was more likely to take place at the bilateral ribs (65%) and pectoral girdle (54.5%) metastasis. The lesions in 28 cases demonstrated osteolytic destruction (38.9%), while 30 cases showed osteogenic appearance (41.7%). In conclusion, the development of breast cancer with skeletal thorax metastasis has certain characteristics and regularity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Heng
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.forename: Zhigang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Wen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Liqing
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Sishi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012272:Ribs / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology