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Osteolytic lesion in the greater trochanter mimicking tumor
D F Kalbermatten1, N T Kalbermatten, K A Siebenrock
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Bern, Inselspital, Switzerland. daniel.kalbermatten@bluewin.ch
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
|May 9, 2002
Abstract:
Two patients with an osteolytic lesion of the greater trochanter suggesting a malignant bone tumor are presented. Biopsy, microbiological and histological examination suggested a diagnosis of trochanteric tuberculosis. Treatment consisted of multiple surgical debridements and antituberculous chemotherapy. The incidence of similar cases is expected to increase with the rising incidence of tuberculosis.