RESEARCH ARTICLE


Osteochondroma-Related Pressure Erosions in Bony Rings Below the Waist



Derik L. Davis*, Michael E. Mulligan
Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 S. Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA


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* Address correspondence to this author at the Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 S. Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA; Tel: 410-328- 3763; Fax: 410-328-0641; E-mail: ddavis7@umm.edu


Abstract

This article investigates the clinical and radiological features of four cases of osteochondroma-related bony pressure erosion in adults. Rare imaging features of extrinsic pressure erosions on adjacent bones caused by solitary and familial forms of osteochondroma are presented. Although described to occur uncommonly in the paired bones of the lower leg, pressure erosion in the pelvic girdle is poorly understood. In this article, we discuss clinical contexts for management of osteochondroma-related bony pressure erosion in the mature skeleton.

Keywords: Adult, CT, erosion, impingement, MRI, osteochondroma, tumor.