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Plain radiographs of the left femur on admission.
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Plain radiographs (Fig. 1) and computed tomography (Fig. 2) of the left lower extremity demonstrated a destructive osteolytic lesion in the lateral cortex of the greater trochanter of the left femur with cortical erosion and an irregular periosteal reaction.
Magnetic resonance imaging of the left femur. T1-weighted (a) and T2-weighted (b) coronal images.
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Subsequent magnetic resonance imaging showed a diffuse abnormal marrow signal throughout the greater trochanter of the left femur extending to the extramedullary area, demonstrating a destructive osteolytic lesion in the lateral cortex of the mid-shaft of the left femur (Fig. 3).
Whole body FDG-PET imaging. SUV in the left femur is 13.37.
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Whole body 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) scanning showed FDG uptake in the left femur, with a standardized uptake value (SUV) of 13.37 (Fig. 4).
Final plain radiographs of the left femur 2-years after surgery.
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On final plain radiographic examination, the osteolytic lesion had disappeared (Fig. 5).