CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · World J Nucl Med 2015; 14(03): 219-221
DOI: 10.4103/1450-1147.161726
Case report

Colorectal Cancer with Uncommon Metastatic Spread

Luca Dellavedova
1   Nuclear Medicine Residency, University of Milan, Milan
2   Department of Nuclear Medicine, AO "Ospedale Civile di Legnano", Legnano, Italy
,
Anna Calcagno
3   Department of Oncology, AO "Ospedale Civile di Legnano", Legnano, Italy
,
Lucia Roncoroni
4   Department of Pathology, AO "Ospedale Civile di Legnano", Legnano, Italy
,
Lorenzo Maffioli
2   Department of Nuclear Medicine, AO "Ospedale Civile di Legnano", Legnano, Italy
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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.



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