Case of the Month

Our Imaging Case of the Month is presented as a part of the imaging department's residency teaching program. Each month a resident collaborates with one of our attending imaging physicians to present an interesting case to the Cedars-Sinai medical community. The case is used to teach both imaging and other residents at Cedars-Sinai. Below is the current Case of the Month: 

Case of the Month, April, 2012

Submitted by Emmanuil Smorodinsky, MD, and Marcel Maya, MD.

History: 87 year old female with history of ESRD and breast cancer presents to the emergency department following involvement in a motor vehicle accident that lead to a brief loss of consciousness. As part of the trauma work up, the following CT scan of the spine is obtained. 

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What is the most likely diagnosis?

1. Lymphoma
2. Metastatic breast cancer
3. Paget disease
4. Renal osteodystrophy