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What Causes Thickening Of Cortex?
lm a breast cancer patient . invasive lobular carcinoma , three years ago l was told ;l had ostoeblastic metatstatic disease in skull , then told it was thickening of the cortex just recently , they couldn t see breast cacer deposits , I have just been put on Fosamax for severe osteoporosis
Mon, 8 Jun 2015
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Dr. Aida Quka,
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Hello!
Thank you for your question on HCM!
I understand your concern.
I would like to explain that thickening of the cortex can occur in different situations :
-idiopathic ( without any known cause)
-chronic ventricular shunting 1
-Paget's disease
-anaemias
-osteopetrosis 2
-hyperparathyroidism
-antiepileptic drugs
-intracranial bone metastasis
-other rare disorders
In this case I think a bone scintigraphy and a biopsy may be helpful to determine the cause.
Hope to have been helpful!
Greetings! Dr. Aida
Thank you for your question on HCM!
I understand your concern.
I would like to explain that thickening of the cortex can occur in different situations :
-idiopathic ( without any known cause)
-chronic ventricular shunting 1
-Paget's disease
-anaemias
-osteopetrosis 2
-hyperparathyroidism
-antiepileptic drugs
-intracranial bone metastasis
-other rare disorders
In this case I think a bone scintigraphy and a biopsy may be helpful to determine the cause.
Hope to have been helpful!
Greetings! Dr. Aida
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