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Radiograph showing an osteolytic lesion to the distal third of the tibia with cortical destruction.
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Plain radiographs revealed an osteolytic lesion to the distal third of the tibia with cortical destruction (Figure 1).
CT-scan of the tibia showing an intramedullar mass which destructs the cortical bone and spreads into the adjacent soft tissues.
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The CT-scan of the tibia revealed an intramedullar mass which destructs the cortical bone and spreads into the adjacent soft tissues (Figure 2).
Radiograph of the tibial metastasis showing the increased dimensions and the soft-tissue mass.
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The patient rereferred to our department 3 months later with an obvious deterioration in the tibial mass with increased dimensions, obvious soft-tissue mass in plain radiographs and skin infiltration (Figure 3).