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ReviewSkeletal radiology2025

Xanthogranulomatous osteomyelitis: multimodality imaging of a rare case involving tibial diaphysis with review of literature.

Shilpa Mohanan, Suryansh Bajaj, Evgeniya Pasternak, Rodolfo Henrich Lobo, Gitanjali Bajaj

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Review in Skeletal radiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Shilpa MohananDepartment of Radiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, 72205, USA. smohanan@uams.edu.
Suryansh BajajDepartment of Radiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, 72205, USA.
Evgeniya PasternakDepartment of Pathology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, 72205, USA.
Rodolfo Henrich LoboDepartment of Pathology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, 72205, USA.
Gitanjali BajajDepartment of Radiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, 72205, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The case report discusses xanthogranulomatous osteomyelitis, a rare inflammatory bone condition that can resemble malignancy on imaging studies. The report details a case of a 42-year-old woman with left leg pain, swelling, and redness lasting 4 months. Imaging revealed a lytic lesion in the left tibia with endosteal erosion, and MRI showed extraosseous soft tissue extension. An open biopsy confirmed xanthogranulomatous osteomyelitis. Following surgical curettage and bone grafting, the patient recovered well at subsequent follow-ups until 1 year after surgery. The article emphasizes the importance of distinguishing xanthogranulomatous osteomyelitis from other malignancies and discusses its epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic techniques, and relevant imaging features, highlighting the potential for misdiagnosis based on overlapping characteristics with conditions like lymphoma and Ewing sarcoma.

Indexed as

GranulomaMagnetic Resonance ImagingMultimodal ImagingOsteomyelitisTibiaXanthomatosisAdultDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansEnhancing massHistiocyticLytic bone lesionOsteomyelitisXanthogranulomatous inflammation

Identifiers

PMID39714541

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