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CT scan showing multiple osteolytic lesions of lumbar vertebrae and pelvis
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Initial radiographic examination (chest X-ray and lumbar CT scan) showed multiple osteolytic bone lesions of the ribs and lumbar spine (Fig. 1).
FDG-PET scan revealing diffuse medullar FDG-uptake
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FDG-PET scan confirmed these bone alterations and displayed diffuse FDG uptake in bone marrow suggestive for a hematologic malignancy (Fig. 2).