Aggressive posttraumatic osteoporosis of the humerus simulating a malignant neoplasm.
Eleven patients with an unusual, moth-eaten, destructive lesion in the humerus simulating a malignant neoplasm are presented. The radiographic changes developed over an extended period after trauma. This pattern of posttraumatic osteoporosis can easily be mistaken for a malignancy. An awareness of the entity helps one to make the correct diagnosis. Also, certain helpful hints are pointed out.
Kattapuram
S V
SV
Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114.
Khurana
J S
JS
Ehara
S
S
Ragozzino
M
M
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography