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Case Reports
. 2016 Feb 23:2016:bcr2016214766.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-214766.

'Rachitic rosary sign' and 'tie sign' of the sternum in tumour-induced osteomalacia

Partha Pratim Chakraborty  1 , Rana Bhattacharjee  2 , Satinath Mukhopadhyay  2 , Subhankar Chowdhury  2
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'Rachitic rosary sign' and 'tie sign' of the sternum in tumour-induced osteomalacia

Partha Pratim Chakraborty et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Tie sign of the sternum (white arrow) and accumulation of tracer over growth plates around the knee joints (black solid arrow).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Uptake of tracer over costochondral junctions creating the ‘rachitic rosary sign’ (black arrow).
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