title: A surface-based hemangioma of the radius which posed radiological diagnostic difficulties.
abstract: Surface-based bone hemangiomas are uncommon, mostly occurring in long bones of the lower extremities. Radiographic surface-based bone hemangioma images may present various features that provide a diagnostic challenge. We report a case of surface-based hemangioma of the radius that posed radiological diagnostic difficulties. The tumor size was small and the cortical reaction was subtle. MRI findings were nonspecific and angiography was useful in the assessment of painful but less obvious surface-based bone hemangioma. The patient's pain improved following surgery and no tumor recurrence was observed at 3 years after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hand Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan. hand_surgery1966@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Takaaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shinohara
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tatebe
authors.forename: Michiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kurimoto
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hirata
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D010027:Osteotomy; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011859:Radiography; D011884:Radius / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
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