An unusual case of osteomyelitis of IV metacarpus mimicking osteosarcoma

Carmine Zoccali; Umberto Prencipe; Ferdinando Marandino; Leonardo Favale

doi:10.1016/j.ejrex.2008.03.001

An unusual case of osteomyelitis of IV metacarpus mimicking osteosarcoma

Carmine Zoccali, Umberto Prencipe, Ferdinando Marandino, Leonardo Favale

Istituto Regina Elena

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Abstract

The differential diagnosis of osteolytic lesions is very difficult because it is to be distinguish among tumoral masses, infective lesions and metabolic diseases that might have a similar imaging. To allow a correct therapy is often necessary to perform biopsy, histopathology and infectious test. We report an unusual case of non-specific osteomyelitis where all clinical and radiological aspects suggested a diagnosis of osteosarcoma.

Original language	English
Journal	European Journal of Radiology Extra
Volume	66
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrex.2008.03.001
Publication status	Published - May 2008

Keywords

Spina ventosa
Tubercular osteomyelitis
Tubular bones osteomyelitis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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