Aggressive posttraumatic osteoporosis of the humerus simulating a malignant neoplasm.

Autor: Kattapuram SV; Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114., Khurana JS, Ehara S, Ragozzino M
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Cancer [Cancer] 1988 Dec 15; Vol. 62 (12), pp. 2525-7.
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19881215)62:12<2525::aid-cncr2820621212>3.0.co;2-b
Abstrakt: Eleven patients with an unusual, moth-eaten, destructive lesion in the humerus simulating a malignant neoplasm are presented. The radiographic changes developed over an extended period after trauma. This pattern of posttraumatic osteoporosis can easily be mistaken for a malignancy. An awareness of the entity helps one to make the correct diagnosis. Also, certain helpful hints are pointed out.
Databáze: MEDLINE