Radiographic appearance of lliac marrow biopsy sites.
Following biopsy of marrow from the iliac bone, a lytic lesion, circular and with a sclerotic border, will be seen at the site of the biopsy in the posterior-superior iliac spine. Knowledge of this iatrogenic lesion permits its differentiation from more significant conditions.
D001706:Biopsy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D012598:Sclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging