Humeral metastasis

Case contributed by Ian Bickle , 2 Jan 2017
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Mostafa Elfeky, 25 Apr 2019

Updates to Case Attributes

Age changed from 75 to 75 years.
Body was changed:

Wow, this is a huge bone metastasis.

Did you get happy that you spotted if or shocked by the size and switch off or did you correctly identify the primary lung tumour in the right upper lobe?

Nice example film. Never forget the satisfaction of search.

  • -<p>Wow this is a huge bone metastasis.</p><p>Did you get happy that you spotted if or shocked by the size and switch off or did you correctly identify the primary lung tumour in the right upper lobe?</p><p>Nice example film.  Never forget the satisfaction of search.</p>
  • +<p>Wow, this is a huge bone metastasis.</p><p>Did you get happy that you spotted if or shocked by the size and switch off or did you correctly identify the primary lung tumour in the right upper lobe?</p><p>Nice example film. Never forget the satisfaction of search.</p>

Systems changed:

  • Musculoskeletal
  • Oncology

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

Huge destructive bone metastasis in the proximal humeral shaft and neck.

The right 4th rib is partially destroyed in keeping with a further metastasis.

Right upper lobe lung mass.

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