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Giant Bone Islands

1973; Radiological Society of North America; Volume: 107; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1148/107.1.35

1527-1315

Julius Smith,

Bone health and treatments

Two cases of unusually large bone islands are presented. Characteristic rounded discrete densities were seen in the left supra-acetabular area and the left ilium, respectively. The major importance in recognizing bone islands is the need to distinguish them from other pathological processes including osteoblastic metastases, osteoid osteoma, and osteomas.