Journal article
Osteolytic lesion in the greater trochanter mimicking tumor.
- Kalbermatten DF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Bern, Inselspital, Switzerland. daniel.kalbermatten@bluewin.ch
- Kalbermatten NT
- Siebenrock KA
- 2002-05-09
Published in:
- Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery. - 2002
Adult
Antitubercular Agents
Bone Neoplasms
Combined Modality Therapy
Debridement
Diagnosis, Differential
Femur
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Osteolysis
Osteosarcoma
Prognosis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular
English
Two patients with an osteolytic lesion of the greater trochanter suggesting a malignant bone tumor are presented. Biopsy, microbiological and histological examination suggested a diagnosis of trochanteric tuberculosis. Treatment consisted of multiple surgical debridements and antituberculous chemotherapy. The incidence of similar cases is expected to increase with the rising incidence of tuberculosis.
- Language
-
- English
- Open access status
- closed
- Identifiers
-
- DOI 10.1007/s004020100328
- PMID 11995884
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/6430
Statistics
Document views: 21
File downloads: