title: Florid reactive periostitis of the hands.
abstract: Reactive periostitis of the hand can be a confounding lesion on both radiological and histological grounds. An erroneous diagnosis of a malignant tumor, particularly an osteosarcoma, is a possibility. Two cases of florid reactive periostitis of the hand mistaken for osteosarcoma are reported here to illustrate this entity and caution against a diagnostic pitfall.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Nirmala A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Jambhekar
authors.forename: Saral S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Puri
authors.forename: Manish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agarwal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D010522:Periostitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015641:Radiography, Interventional