title: Aggressive posttraumatic osteoporosis of the humerus simulating a malignant neoplasm.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114.
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Kattapuram
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Khurana
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ehara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ragozzino
mesh_terms: 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