Vertebral abnormality in a patient with suspected malignancy

Pamela M. Hwang, MD

From the Department of Radiology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.

Corresponding author: Pamela M. Hwang, MD, Department of Radiology, Baylor University Medical Center, 3500 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75246.

A 52-year-old man presented to the emergency department because of nausea and back pain. A computed tomography (CT) scan demonstrated biliary tract and pancreatic duct obstruction secondary to a mass 3 cm in diameter in the head of the pancreas. There was also a liver mass 2 cm in diameter and an indeterminate lesion in the T12 vertebral body.

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(BUMC Proceedings 2002;15:325-326)