Case report of a rare giant bone island in a vertebral body combined with hemangioma

J Int Med Res. 2021 May;49(5):3000605211010699. doi: 10.1177/03000605211010699.

Abstract

This case report describes a rare giant bone island combined with hemangioma diagnosed in a patient with osteolytic vertebral metastases. The bone island's greatest diameter was 3.15 cm, and bone islands of this size are rare in the literature. This article aims to provide clinicians with information about the diagnosis and relevant literature of bone islands.

Keywords: Bone island; case report; hemangioma; osteoblastic metastases; radiographic images; spine.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Hemangioma* / diagnostic imaging
  • Hemangioma* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Spine
  • Vertebral Body*