Monostotic Paget's Disease in Lumbar Vertebrae: an Atypical Location.
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A 41-year-old white female patient with complaints of lumbar pain for more than three years, without irradiation, underwent several radiological examinations. Her condition was diagnosed by means of biopsy, as monostotic Paget' s disease in the third lumbar vertebra. This is an uncommon location.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Revista brasileira de ortopedia
دوره 45 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010