Solitary dense vertebrae, as well as in lymphoma, are also seen in osteoblastic metastases (prostate/breast), hemangioma (coarse trabecular pattern, vertical in orientation).
Paget's disease (tends to involve the posterior elements as well as displaying expansion of the body), osteopetrosis, sickle cell anemia, fluorosis, systemic mastocytosis, tuberculous infection, metastatic carcinoid tumor, osteoblastoma, osteosarcoma, and even primary Ewing's sarcoma are other considerations.
