Bone marrow infiltrative disease (leukemia)

Case contributed by Nesma Adel Zeed , 2 Aug 2018
Diagnosis probable
Changed by Vikas Shah, 13 Aug 2018

Updates to Case Attributes

Presentation was changed:
Low back pain and hip pain. CBC: elevated WBC and reduced platelet count.
Age changed from 35 to 35 years.

References changed:

  • 1. Silva JR, Hayashi D, Yonenaga T, Fukuda K, Genant HK, Lin C, Rahmouni A, Guermazi A. MRI of bone marrow abnormalities in hematological malignancies. (2013) Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey). 19 (5): 393-9. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5152/dir.2013.067">doi:10.5152/dir.2013.067</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23748035">Pubmed</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>
  • Jose Roberto Silva Jr., Daichi Hayashi, Takenori Yonenaga et al ., MRI of bone marrow abnormalities in hematological malignancies .Diagn Interv Radiol 2013; 19:393-399

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

Diffuse replacement of the normal bone marrow signal intensity of examined parts of the skeleton (lower lumber spineslumbar spine, sacrum, pelvic bones and both femora).

It displays diffuse low signal intensity on T1WI, heterogeneous high signal intensity on T2WI with no signal suppression on T2 fat sat indicatingindicative of reconversion or infiltration of yellow bone marrow.

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