Unusual findings of benign enchondroma in the ulna on 3-phase bone scintigraphy.
Enchondroma is a common benign cartilaginous tumor arising from the medullary cavity, most commonly in the phalanges and metacarpals of the hand. Enchondroma involving the ulna is very rare. Typically, benign enchondroma shows normal or only slightly increased uptake of a bone-seeking agent on delayed bone scintigraphy. Markedly increased activity of enchondroma with pain is most often associated with pathologic fracture or malignant degeneration. The authors present the 3-phase bone scintigraphic findings of a benign enchondroma associated with pain, which showed focal hyperperfusion, hyperemia, and intense bone uptake in the distal right ulna.
Kim
Min-Woo
MW
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Chonju, Korea. mhsohn@moak.chobuk.ac.kr
Lim
Seok Tae
ST
Sohn
Myung-Hee
MH
D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002812:Chondroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D014457:Ulna
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate