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Enchondromatosis

Case contributed by Abhinav Ranwaka
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Swelling over the dorsum of hand.

Patient Data

Age: 9 years
Gender: Female

Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.

x-ray

Multiple well-defined lytic lesions in the shafts of the small bones of the left hand.

mri

Multiple well-defined lytic lesions are noted in the shafts of the small bones of the left hand. All these lesions show high signal on T2-weighted images and low T1 signal. These show lobulated appearance with mild endosteal scalloping and cortical expansion. No associated perilesional edema is seen. No abnormal extra-osseous soft tissue is seen.

Case Discussion

These represent multiple benign chondroid lesions (enchondromas), consistent with Ollier disease

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