• The Journal of the Korean bone and joint tumor society
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.56-60
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• 2004

A bone island represents a focus of mature compact bone within the cancellous bone. It can be diagnosed based on characteristic clinical and radiologic features. The lesion is typically asymptomatic with a preference for the pelvis, femur, and other long bones. On the radiologic study, the lesion appears as an ovoid, round, or oblong homogeneously dense and sclerotic focus in the cancellous bone. Characteristic feature of this lesion is radiating bony streaks, known as "thorny radiations" or "pseudopodia". Most bone islands are small, and majority of the lesions measure from 0.1 to 2.0 cm. Giant bone island, defined as a diameter greater than 2 cm, has been rarely reported in the literature. We report a case of giant bone island measured by 10${\times}$1.7${\times}$1 cm in the diaphysis of right tibia in 31-year-old man.