Uncorrect diagnosis of tubercolar spondylodiscitis in aggressive and bone destructive metastasis of melanoma: A case report and literature review

Differential diagnosis of destructive osteolytic spinal lesions can be a diagnostic challenge. In this study, we described a rare case of spinal metastases from primary desmoplastic melanoma which had incorrectly been diagnosed and treated as tuberculous spondylodiscitis. An 82-year-old male patien...

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Main Authors: Valerio Cipolloni, Luigi Aurelio Nasto, Luca Piccone, Charlotte Pripp, Eleonora Gentili, Giulio Maccauro, Enrico Pola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Medical Publishing 2020-06-01
Series:Orthopedic Reviews
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Online Access:https://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/or/article/view/8674