Journal of International Medical Research (May 2021)

Case report of a rare giant bone island in a vertebral body combined with hemangioma

  • Qi Gou,
  • Hui Huang,
  • Yuecheng Wang,
  • Rong Zeng,
  • Daiying Zhou,
  • Xuemei Huang,
  • Dongmei Chen,
  • Tao Ma,
  • Qingshan Liu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/03000605211010699
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 49

Abstract

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This case report describes a rare giant bone island combined with hemangioma diagnosed in a patient with osteolytic vertebral metastases. The bone island’s greatest diameter was 3.15 cm, and bone islands of this size are rare in the literature. This article aims to provide clinicians with information about the diagnosis and relevant literature of bone islands.