Pseudotumor formation in tibia in Gaucher's disease

A very rare case of type 1 Gaucher's disease with pseudotumor formation in the right tibia is presented. In addition to the characteristic radiographic finding of distal femoral flaring (Erlenmeyer flask deformity), a lobulated osteolytic area with surrounding sclerosis was seen in the proximal...

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Published in:European journal of radiology 1998-02, Vol.26 (3), p.284-286
Main Authors: ÖZTÜRK, H, ÜNSAL, M, AYDINGÖZ, Ü, KOCAK, N, GÜRAKAN, F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Biological and medical sciences
Bone
Bone diseases
Bone Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Bone Diseases - etiology
Diagnostic radiography
Diseases
Errors of metabolism
Fractures, Spontaneous - diagnostic imaging
Gaucher Disease - complications
Gaucher Disease - diagnostic imaging
Gaucher's disease
Humans
Lipids (lysosomal enzyme disorders, storage diseases)
Male
Medical sciences
Metabolic
Metabolic diseases
Metabolism
Patient treatment
Radiography
Tibia - diagnostic imaging
Tibial Fractures - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:A very rare case of type 1 Gaucher's disease with pseudotumor formation in the right tibia is presented. In addition to the characteristic radiographic finding of distal femoral flaring (Erlenmeyer flask deformity), a lobulated osteolytic area with surrounding sclerosis was seen in the proximal metaphysis of the right tibia. Adjacent to this pseudotumor appearance was an old pathologic fracture and no significant soft tissue swelling was evident, both of these features being reported for the first time in association with Gaucher's disease.
ISSN:0720-048X
1872-7727
DOI:10.1016/S0720-048X(97)01158-3