Decoding a Complex Bone Scan

A patient with a persistent cough undergoes a bone scan, revealing metastatic uptake and signs of Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy. What is the diagnosis?

Metastatic lung cancer


This patient presented with cough. What diagnosis accounts for the combination of findings on the bone scan?

What is the most likely diagnosis?

Adverse effect of chronic glucocorticoids
Mastocytosis
Metastatic lung cancer
Osteomalacia with fracture
Paget’s disease

Adenocarcinoma, Bone scan, Hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy, Metastatic lung cancer, Paraneoplastic syndrome

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