Haemangioma femur LSBU

Description: 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 cannot be seen. Infection and joint inflammation will give rise to particularly enlarged epiphyses, which might allow discrimination from other causes of large bones. Some mesenchymal disorders are associated with large bones from Neurofibromatosis to lipodystrophies.