Preferred Label : pedicle sign;
Definition : Destruction of pedicles with normal vertebral bodies on a radiograph. Suggests metastatic
carcinoma over multiple myeloma due to lack of red marrow in pedicles.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35426;
Associated condition(s)
Destruction of pedicles with normal vertebral bodies on a radiograph. Suggests metastatic
carcinoma over multiple myeloma due to lack of red marrow in pedicles.