title: Intraosseous spindle cell hemangioma of the calcaneus: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Spindle cell hemangioma, a rare benign tumor characterized by cavernous blood vessels and spindled areas, typically arises in the subcutis of the distal extremities, particularly the hand. The case of intraosseous spindle cell hemangioma is extremely rare, and only 1 case arises in the frontal bone has been reported previously. We describe herein a case of intraosseous spindle cell hemangioma occurring in the left calcaneus in a 65-year-old woman. The patient was successfully treated by the operation. The present case is instructive especially in the differential diagnosis of primary bone tumor structured by spindle cells, for which the possibility of spindle cell hemangioma should be considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Japan. paco@fmu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Michiyuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hakozaki
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tajino
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hojo
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Konno
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D017824:Bone Cysts, Aneurysmal / Q000175:diagnosis; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003475:Curettage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010026:Osteosclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013131:Spine / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery