title: Colorectal Cancer with Uncommon Metastatic Spread.
abstract: The prevalence of bone metastases from colorectal cancer (CRC) is quite low and the presence of isolated osseous metastases at the time of diagnosis or the onset of bone metastases without other organ involvement during follow-up is even lower. Here, we present an interesting case of diffuse skeletal metastases from CRC in which both the atypical presentation of the metastatic spread and the presence of infective comorbidities created some troubles in getting the final diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine Residency, University of Milan, Milan, Legnano, Italy ; Department of Nuclear Medicine, AO "Ospedale Civile di Legnano", Legnano, Italy.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dellavedova
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, AO "Ospedale Civile di Legnano", Legnano, Italy.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Calcagno
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, AO "Ospedale Civile di Legnano", Legnano, Italy.
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Roncoroni
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, AO "Ospedale Civile di Legnano", Legnano, Italy.
authors.forename: Lorenzo Stefano
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Maffioli
keywords: Bone metastasis; colorectal cancer; comorbidity; positron emission tomography-computed tomography