Diffuse venous malformation with intraosseous involvement
Abstract
A young boy with a large venous malformation of his left arm and hand was evaluated for Maffucci's syndrome. Initial hand films were remarkable for cystic bony lesions suggestive of enchondromas. Additional roentgenograms and magnetic resonance imaging studies showed the bony abnormalities were the result of a venous malformation infiltrating bone. Magnetic resonance imaging is a useful diagnostic tool in differentiating enchondromas from vascular anomalies. Venous malformations infiltrating bone should be included in the differential diagnosis of Maffucci's syndrome.
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