Osteoporosis and malignancy: a dicey combination
| Autor: | Sadishkumar Kamalanathan, Nandhini Lakshmana Perumal, Jayakumar Selvi, Jayaprakash Sahoo |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Proximal humerus Lung Neoplasms Osteoporosis 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Physical examination Bone Neoplasms Adenocarcinoma Malignancy Diagnosis Differential 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Biomarkers Tumor Humans Risk factor Pelvis Osteoporosis Postmenopausal Lumbar Vertebrae medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Bone Marrow Examination General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Alkaline Phosphatase Reminder of Important Clinical Lesson Vertebra Metabolic Bone Disorder medicine.anatomical_structure 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Hypercalcemia Spinal Fractures Female Radiology business Low Back Pain Spinal Cord Compression |
| Zdroj: | BMJ Case Rep |
| Popis: | Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disorder worldwide, especially in women. Postmenopausal status is the most common risk factor for osteoporosis in elderly women. The operational diagnosis of osteoporosis is usually made with the help of central dual energy X-ray absorptiometry scan. Clinically, osteoporosis is suspected in the background of one or more fractures of the hip, vertebra, proximal humerus or pelvis in the absence of local disease or high-energy trauma. Serious underlying illness can present with vertebral fractures and can be missed if other clues from clinical examination and investigations are overlooked. We report a case emphasising this aspect. |
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