Vertebral metastasis (hepatocellular carcinoma)

Discussion:

Collapse of the vertebral body needs to be distinguished from benign degenerative collapse. The convex posterior margin of the vertebra as it retropulses into the canal and the presence of associated soft tissue component favors pathological fracture. In a known case of hepatocellular carcinoma, findings are consistent with secondary deposit. 

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