Pseudoaneurysm and deep vein thrombosis complicating femoral osteochondroma: multimodality imaging
D A C Leggett1, S J Sinnott, H N Kienzle
1Department of Medical Imaging, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. david_leggett@health.qld.gov.au
Australasian Radiology
|May 31, 2006
Abstract:
A case of a femoral osteochondroma complicated by pseudoaneurysm and deep venous thrombosis is presented. Multimodality imaging contributed crucial information to allow successful diagnosis and preoperative planning.
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