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Imaging Findings in Sarcoid of the Humerus

While case reports have appeared in radiology literature previously about sarcoid involvement of the tibia, the spine and the pelvis, there are no case reports describing involvement of the humerus. We report a case of sarcoid involvement of the humerus secondary to pulmonary sarcoidosis. While the...

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Autores principales: Chaudhry, Sidhartha, Richardson, Michael L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4891585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27298707
http://dx.doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v1i4.36
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Sumario:While case reports have appeared in radiology literature previously about sarcoid involvement of the tibia, the spine and the pelvis, there are no case reports describing involvement of the humerus. We report a case of sarcoid involvement of the humerus secondary to pulmonary sarcoidosis. While the imaging findings are non-specific, they follow the pattern of imaging characteristics described in sarcoid of other large bones.