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Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2023; 27(04): 480-486
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1771036
Review Article

Paget's Disease or Densifying Metastasis: How to Sort It Out

Marie Faruch Bilfeld 
1   Service de Radiologie, CHU Toulouse-Purpan, Place du Docteur Baylac, Toulouse, France
,
Franck Lapègue
1   Service de Radiologie, CHU Toulouse-Purpan, Place du Docteur Baylac, Toulouse, France
,
Hélène Chiavassa Gandois
1   Service de Radiologie, CHU Toulouse-Purpan, Place du Docteur Baylac, Toulouse, France
,
Céline Goumarre
1   Service de Radiologie, CHU Toulouse-Purpan, Place du Docteur Baylac, Toulouse, France
,
Constance Lambeaux
1   Service de Radiologie, CHU Toulouse-Purpan, Place du Docteur Baylac, Toulouse, France
,
Elorie Adamski
1   Service de Radiologie, CHU Toulouse-Purpan, Place du Docteur Baylac, Toulouse, France
,
Antoine Fillole
1   Service de Radiologie, CHU Toulouse-Purpan, Place du Docteur Baylac, Toulouse, France
,
Nicolas Sans
1   Service de Radiologie, CHU Toulouse-Purpan, Place du Docteur Baylac, Toulouse, France
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Abstract

Although the prevalence of Paget's disease has decreased over the past 20 years, incidental discovery on imaging is not unusual. The challenge is to establish the diagnosis, especially in unusual forms that may be mistaken for metastases. This review describes the typical imaging features of Paget's disease and some rare presentations that may be more difficult to recognize.

Keywords

Paget's disease - osteitis deformans - bone metastasis - diagnostic imaging


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Article published online:
25 September 2023

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