Metastatic Acetabular Fracture: A Rare Disease Presentation of Recurrent Head and Neck Paraganglioma

We present a case of a rare metastatic bone lesion of the acetabulum, associated with a pathologic fracture, found to be metastasis from a malignant carotid body paraganglioma upon histological analysis. We present a report of the patient's clinical course following the identification of metast...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2020-04, Vol.12 (4), p.e7596
Main Authors: Patchana, Tye, Fan, Juston, Jiganti, Max, Gnass, Ronaldo D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biopsy
Bone marrow
Carotid arteries
Case reports
Catecholamines
Fractures
Health surveillance
Hip joint
Metastasis
Neuroendocrine tumors
Neurosurgery
Oncology
Orthopedics
Rare diseases
Stains & staining
Surgery
Tomography
Tumors
X-rays
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Summary:We present a case of a rare metastatic bone lesion of the acetabulum, associated with a pathologic fracture, found to be metastasis from a malignant carotid body paraganglioma upon histological analysis. We present a report of the patient's clinical course following the identification of metastatic disease to the right acetabulum, as well as a review of paragangliomas and their propensity for metastasis.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.7596