Fibrous Dysplasia With Atypical Bilateral Upper Extremity Pattern

Clin Nucl Med. 2024 Jan 1;49(1):e22-e24. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004960.

Abstract

Fibrous dysplasia (FD) typically presents unilaterally in the lower limbs, or in the skull, mandible, or pelvis. Bilateral presentation is rarely reported. Most cases are diagnosed in the teens with 75% of patients diagnosed before the age of 30 years. In this case, a 63-year-old woman with suspected diagnosis of malignancy was referred to 99mTc-MDP scan and found to have polyostotic FD in bilateral upper extremities. Nuclear medicine can play an important role in diagnosing FD cases with atypical presentation and help risk stratification for more aggressive transformation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone*
  • Fibrous Dysplasia, Polyostotic* / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Skull
  • Technetium Tc 99m Medronate

Substances

  • Technetium Tc 99m Medronate