[Painful tibial swelling in a young patient. Findings of radiology and radionuclide scanning. Anatomopathological correlation].
We report on the case of a young man with a longstanding tumor in the left proximal tibia, in whom we had the opportunity to correlate both radiologic (plain films plus MRI) and bone scintigraphic findings with those of biopsy and clinical follow-up. The final diagnosis was bone fibrous dysplasia. The correlation between noninvasive diagnostic findings is discussed, and the convenience of using such test combination is also stressed in order to endorse a noninvasive approach to such patients, given the low malignant potential, the exception being those patients in whom there is a definite fractures risk.
Fraile
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Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, 08916, España.
García-Burillo
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Luque
M T
MT
Riba
J
J
Pérez
R
R
Iborra
M
M
Felipo
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F
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D005358:Fibrous Dysplasia, Monostotic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D015726:Giant Cells / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology
Tumoración tibial dolorosa en paciente joven. Hallazgos radiológicos y gammagráficos. Correlación anatomopatológica.