Thoracic spinal gout mimicking metastasis

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 143-145

  Chan, Augustine T S ^a   Leung, John L Y ^a   Sy, Alan N L ^a   Wong, Wendy W C ^a   Lau, K Y ^a   Ngai, W T ^a   Tang, V W ^a  

^a PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Biopsy, fine needle; Gout; Spinal diseases; Thoracic vertebrae; Tomography, X ray computed

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM 99M;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GOUT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; METASTASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; THORACIC SPINE; BIOPSY; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SPINE DISEASE;

AGED; ARTHRITIS, GOUTY; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 65449171137     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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