Desmoplastic fibroma of bone : MRI features

Desmoplastic fibroma of bone is a very rare benign tumor, which may be locally aggressive. In contrast to the well-documented radiological appearance, the literature on MR imaging features of this tumor is scarce. The MR imaging characteristics in our case are compared to those previously reported....

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Published in:Skeletal radiology 2000-03, Vol.29 (3), p.171-175
Main Authors: VANHOENACKER, F. M, HAUBEN, E, DE BEUCKELEER, L. H, WILLEMEN, D, VAN MARCK, E, DE SCHEPPER, A. M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Biopsy, Needle
Bone Neoplasms - diagnosis
Bone Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Bone Neoplasms - pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Fibroma, Desmoplastic - diagnosis
Fibroma, Desmoplastic - diagnostic imaging
Fibroma, Desmoplastic - pathology
Humans
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Knee - diagnostic imaging
Knee - pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Osteoarticular system. Muscles
Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Desmoplastic fibroma of bone is a very rare benign tumor, which may be locally aggressive. In contrast to the well-documented radiological appearance, the literature on MR imaging features of this tumor is scarce. The MR imaging characteristics in our case are compared to those previously reported. Although there is a considerable overlap in the MR imaging features with other bone tumors, an interesting MR feature of desmoplastic fibroma is the presence of low to intermediate signal intensity foci on T2-weighted images, which radiographically does not correspond to calcifications. This feature may help narrow the differential diagnosis.
ISSN:0364-2348
1432-2161
DOI:10.1007/s002560050589