Positive bone scan in a bone island: A histologically verified case in os capitatum

Satoshi Araki Orthopedic Service, Kamo Hospital, 3-17 Motoshiro-cho, Toyota City, 471, Japan

Toshio Otani Orthopedic Service, Kamo Hospital, 3-17 Motoshiro-cho, Toyota City, 471, Japan

Kentaro Watanabe Orthopedic Service, Kamo Hospital, 3-17 Motoshiro-cho, Toyota City, 471, Japan

Tomoo Yamaji Orthopedic Service, Kamo Hospital, 3-17 Motoshiro-cho, Toyota City, 471, Japan

Abstract

A bone island of os capitatum in a 14-year-old boy showed a positive bone scan. The diagnosis was compared with an open biopsy. We conclude that a bone scan cannot definitively differentiate bone islands from more aggressive osseous lesions.

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