title: Gorham's disease of the radius: radiographic, scintigraphic, and MRI findings with pathologic correlation. A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A rare case of Gorham's disease affecting the radius in a 46-year-old woman is presented. It was studied by plain radiography, MRI, and scintigraphy, including three-phase radionuclide bone scan and thallium scan. Three-phase bone scan demonstrated slightly decreased activity in the affected portion of the forearm in the early phase, but showed increased activity on the blood pool and delayed imaging. A thallium scan revealed no abnormalities. Histopathologic examination revealed osteoclastic activity and scar tissue with minimal remaining vasculature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, USA.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Spieth
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Greenspan
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Forrester
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Ansari
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gleason-Jordan
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010015:Osteolysis, Essential / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D011884:Radius / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes
chemical_list: D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes; C023568:technetium Tc 99m (Sn)methylenediphosphonate; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate