A Case of Osseous Sarcoidosis Mimicking Metastatic Cancer

Sarcoidosis is a chronic granulomatous multisystem disease that often progresses with lung, lymph nodes, skin and eye involvement, while bone involvement may occur more rarely. All bones can be affected, however, although the short bones, such as fingers and toes, are the most commonly affected, while vertebral involvement is rare. Bone involvement is usually determined incidentally due to the asymptomatic course of the disease. We present here the case of a 62-year-old female osseous sarcoidosis case who was diagnosed with pulmonary sarcoidosis seven years earlier and re-evaluated in our clinic due to recently developed low back pain.

Metastatik Kanseri Taklit Eden Osseöz Sarkoidoz Olgusu

Kronik granülomatoz multisistem bir hastalýk olan sarkoidoz sýklýkla akciðer, lenf nodlarý, cilt ve göz tutulumlarý ile seyreder. Nadir olarak kemik tutulumlarý da görülür. Tüm kemikler etkilenebilir ancak en sýk el ve ayak parmaklarý gibi kýsa kemikleri tutar. Vertebra tutulumu ise daha nadirdir. Asemptomatik seyirli olmasý nedeni ile kemik tutulumlarý genellikle tesadüfen tespit edilir. Yedi yýl önce pulmoner sarkoidoz tanýsý alan ve yeni geliþen bel aðrýsý þikayeti nedeniyle kliniðimizde tekrar deðerlendirilen 62 yaþýnda bir osseöz sarkoidoz olgusu sunduk.

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