title: Haemophilic pseudotumour presenting with large bowel obstruction.
abstract: Osseous haemophilic pseudotumours are uncommon. The commonest sites of involvement are the femur and the pelvis. Trauma is the initiating factor in most reported cases and repeated bleeding into the lesion contributes to their growth. Most lesions grow slowly and are often asymptomatic. Complications include massive haemorrhage, infection and pathological fracture. We present an extremely unusual presentation where a large haemophilic pseudotumour of the pelvis extended to impinge the adjacent colon, resulting in large bowel obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Dowd
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Geoghegan
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Munk
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: McAuley
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Torreggiani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003125:Colostomy; D003287:Contrast Media; D004733:Enema; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media