Intraosseous pneumatocyst

Case contributed by Sebastian Tschauner
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

CT of the abdomen was performed due to severe epigastric pain.

Patient Data

Age: 55 years
Gender: Male

Abdomen

ct

A gas density well-circumscribed lesion is seen in the corpus ossis ilium on the left side. There neither is a surrounding tissue reaction nor a connection to the adjacent sacroiliac joint.

Hounsfield unit value -730 to -672 correspond to gas content.

Case Discussion

Incidental finding of an intraosseous pneumatocyst of the left ilium.

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