Hemangioma of Bone (Subscribe)  

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Radiology case 451-3143 There is bone lucency which is irregular, but bilateral. The other clue is the more distal position of the epiphyseal line in the left femur. The patient's pelvis is not tilted. The appearance is of increased length of the left femur. This implies increased vascularity. The epiphyses...

Lytic bone lesion, can cross joint spaces and interosseous membranes Findings: vertebral body: vertical striations (ivory), skull: sunburst or sunrise, long bone: soap bubble or honeycomb, which may surround a joint see also: Mafucci syndrome

# There is an expansile lesion of the proximal left tibia. It extends to the subchondral surface. # Although cortical thinning is present, the lesion does not appear to have penetrated the cortex. # The lesion is geographic with a web or lattice-like configuration. # No soft tissue masses, unusual calcifications, or periostitis...

Radiology case 331-3141 The usual plain film of a middle aged adult with back pain. Effectively an incidental finding.
There is a coarsening of the bone texture with relative preservation of vertical trabecula in the body of the third lumbar vertebra. There is spondylotic change between L4 and L5 with disc...

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Hemangiomas are tumors that occur in the bones of the spine, often found in the back above and just below the waist. They are benign, which means they do not tend to get worse or spread to other tissues. Hemangiomas usually only involve one vertebra

Orthopedists most commonly are called upon to treat hemangiomas of the deep soft tissues and bone. Skeletal muscle is the most common site for hemangioma of the deep soft tissue. Intramuscular hemangiomas may cause symptoms such as pain and swelling for which patients seek treatment. Hemangioma of bone may be...

a CHORUS notecard document about hemangioma of bone. Illustrations (images) and cross-references

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Bone hemangiomas are benign, malformed vascular lesions, overall constituting less than 1% of all primary bone neoplasms. They occur most frequently in the vertebral column (30-50%) and skull (20%), whereas involvement of other sites (including the...

Discussion: - typically seen in asymptomatic patients; - symptomatic patients over 40 years old may present following small spine fractures; - hemangiomas affect bone are rare; - these tumors may be located on the periosteal surface, within the...

x-ray:
* slight loss of density of vertebral body
* vertically striped orientation of bone trabeculae ("corduroy cloth") which may extend into the pedicle
* occ. with posterior bulging
* cortical margins usually intact

Illustrated cases. See also on this site -
Hemangioma, multifocal cystic angiomatosis
Hemangioma, synovial
Hemangiomatosis

We report the case of an osseous hemangioma located in the seventh cervical vertebra with reactive osteoid formation and non-typical findings in the radiological and the histopathological examination, mimicking metastasis of a malignant tumor. To our knowledge, this is the first description of such a case in the literature.
Osseous hemangioma...