Iliac Bone Island. The ilium bone is the largest of the three bones that compromise the pelvis. Symptomatic bone islands reported in the literature are characterized by a diameter greater than 2 cm belonging to the category of giant bone islands.
I received a call this afternoon from my family Dr saying that there were some spots of bone density concern on my iliac bone in my pelvic area. A bone island technically known as enostosis is usually asymptomatic according to National Center for Biotechnology Information. Osteopetrosis and pyknodysostosis are likewise hard to mistake for other entities since the bones are denser than in any other disorder and the long bones tend to have very tiny medullary canals.
I had an X-Ray taken in Nov of 2003 that showed an incidental finding of a large sclerotic focus on the femoral head.
Enostoses can be seen on radiographs CT and MRI and are considered one of the skeletal dont touch lesions. One of the most common bone conditions which may be confused with a bone island is a metastatic spread of a cancerous lesion elsewhere in the body. View Media Gallery Bone islands usually are 1 mm to 2 cm in diameter with their. The lesion is a hamartoma consisting of normal tissue in an abnormal location.
