Gorham's disease of the radius: radiographic, scintigraphic, and MRI findings with pathologic correlation. A case report and review of the literature.
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.
Spieth
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Department of Radiology, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, USA.
Greenspan
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Forrester
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Ansari
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Kimura
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Gleason-Jordan
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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
D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes; C023568:technetium Tc 99m (Sn)methylenediphosphonate; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate