Radiographic findings in Waldenström's macroglobulinemia resembling fibrogenesis imperfecta ossium (FIO): a case report

Skeletal Radiol. 2014 Mar;43(3):381-5. doi: 10.1007/s00256-013-1734-0. Epub 2013 Sep 27.

Abstract

A case of Waldenström's macroglobulinemia with radiographic features of fibrogenesis imperfecta ossium is presented. The case raises the possibility that these radiographic findings might be more common in Waldenström's macroglobulinemia than previously appreciated, and illustrates the need for bone biopsy to establish a definitive diagnosis of fibrogenesis imperfecta ossium.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bone and Bones / diagnostic imaging*
  • Bone and Bones / pathology
  • Collagen Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Collagen Diseases / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteomalacia / diagnostic imaging*
  • Osteomalacia / etiology
  • Osteomalacia / pathology
  • Radiography
  • Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia / complications
  • Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia / diagnostic imaging*
  • Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia / pathology