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Metastatic bone tumor mimicking spontaneous osteonecrosis of the medial condyle of the femur: misleading appearance on MR imaging

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We report a case of a metastatic bone tumor that mimicked spontaneous osteonecrosis of the medial condyle of the femur on magnetic resonance imaging.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Numazu City Hospital, 550 Harunoki-aza, Higashishiiji, Numazu, Shizuoka 410-0302, Japan, , , , , , JP

    H. Fujimoto, K. Motoori & T. Ueda

  2. Department of Radiology, Nasu-chuou Hospital, Tochigi, Japan, , , , , , JP

    G. Nishimura

  3. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Numazu City Hospital, Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan, , , , , , JP

    Y. Tanaka, Y. Tsumurai & T. Matsubara

  4. Department of Pathology, Numazu City Hospital, Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan, , , , , , JP

    K. Nosaka

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  1. H. Fujimoto
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Received: 5 October 1999 Revision requested: 11 November 1999 Revision received: 10 January 2000 Accepted: 17 January 2000

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Fujimoto, H., Nishimura, G., Motoori, K. et al. Metastatic bone tumor mimicking spontaneous osteonecrosis of the medial condyle of the femur: misleading appearance on MR imaging. Skeletal Radiol 29, 286–288 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002560050610

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