Misleading skeletal surveys of prostatic carcinoma

Lisbona, R.; Palayew, M.J.

Journal of the Canadian Association of Radiologists 30(3): 159-161

1979


ISSN/ISBN: 0008-2902
PMID: 468873
Document Number: 150422
Bone sclerosis can be a manifestation of regressing metastatic bone disease of carcinoma of the prostate and should not be misconstrued as further dissemination. In eight of our patients the skeletal survey radiographs were misleading, whereas the bone scan provided an accurate assessment of metastatic activity.

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