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Displaced humeral pathological fracture secondary to intraosseous hemangioma

Authors :
David Monroy, BS
Jacklyn Garcia, BS
Stephanie D. Zarate, PA-C
Ana C. Belzarena, MD, MPH
Source :
Radiology Case Reports, Vol 17, Iss 5, Pp 1609-1613 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Elsevier, 2022.

Abstract

Intraosseous hemangiomas are uncommon slow-growing benign bone tumors. Most of these lesions are located in the spine or skull and long bone location is rare. Here we present the case of a 63-year-old female with a pathological fracture of the left proximal humerus through an intraosseous hemangioma. Imaging features can be highly unspecific when these tumors are found in the long bones. In this case a pathological fracture obscured the diagnosis even further, prompting the need for tissue sampling to exclude an underlying malignancy.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
19300433
Volume :
17
Issue :
5
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Radiology Case Reports
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.9f39aeca17c4fd88f2264c659f97c87
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2022.02.020