title: Another cystic lesion in the calcaneus: benign fibrous histiocytoma of bone.
abstract: Benign fibrous histiocytoma is a rare benign primary skeletal tumor that occurs frequently in the long bones and the pelvis. The calcaneus is an unusual location for benign fibrous histiocytoma. We did not identify any case of benign fibrous histiocytoma involving the calcaneus in the relevant literature. We describe a 22-year-old male patient with benign fibrous histiocytoma involving the calcaneus treated with curettage and bone grafting. At the final follow-up visit, 1 year after surgery, the patient was free of pain and walking unaided. We discuss the differential diagnosis of cystic lesions of the calcaneus.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mert
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Keskinbora
authors.forename: Ozkan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Köse
authors.forename: Yildirim
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Karslioglu
authors.forename: Bahtiyar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Demiralp
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Basbozkurt
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003475:Curettage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult