Case of an ivory vertebra

S. Basaria; E. F. McCarthy; A. J. Belzberg; D. W. Ball

doi:10.1007/BF03343770

Case of an ivory vertebra

S. Basaria, E. F. McCarthy, A. J. Belzberg, D. W. Ball

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Abstract

The differential diagnosis of an osteoblastic vertebral lesion (ivory vertebra) includes metastatic prostate cancer, lung cancer, lymphoma, osteosarcoma and Paget's disease. We report a case of a man who was initially diagnosed with Paget's disease on vertebral biopsy. He failed to respond to conventional bisphosphate therapy. The review of the original biopsy specimen showed metastatic carcinoid tumor involving the bone marrow. The various features of carcinoid tumors metastasizing to the skeleton are briefly reviewed. (C) 2000, Editrice Kurtis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	533-535
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of endocrinological investigation
Volume	23
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03343770
State	Published - 2000

Keywords

Alkaline phosphatase
Carcinoid tumors
Ivory vertebra
Paget's disease

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Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Endocrinology

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