An adolescent male presented with complaint of pain in the left hip, which is relieved by analgesics.


Plain radiograph (Figure 1) shows a tiny lucency in the region of the left femoral neck with adjacent periosteal reaction. The finding is confirmed on CT (Figure 2), which shows a small lucent lesion in the left femoral neck with adjacent periosteal reaction. The lesion is PET avid (Figure 3). MRI STIR images confirm the small lesion in the left femoral neck with significant adjacent marrow edema.

Present with complaint of nocturnal pain, which is relieved by analgesics

Small lucent nidus with adjacent solid periosteal reaction affecting long tubular limb bones, proximal femur being the most common site
 

Solid periosteal reaction with thickened cortex

â Nidus may be seen as small lucency

â Lucent lesion <2 cm with adjacent solid periosteal

â A central sclerotic dot may be seen within the lucency

â Double density sign: intense central uptake surrounded by lesser degree of uptake in the adjacent bone

â Shows adjacent marrow edema, however the nidus may not be seen well

Management includes surgical resection or radiofrequency ablation.

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