CT findings of a unicameral calcaneal bone cyst containing a fluid-fluid level

Thomas A Gallagher; Jennifer E Lim-Dunham; Aruna Vade

doi:10.1016/j.compmedimag.2006.10.004

CT findings of a unicameral calcaneal bone cyst containing a fluid-fluid level

Comput Med Imaging Graph. 2007 Mar;31(2):111-3. doi: 10.1016/j.compmedimag.2006.10.004. Epub 2006 Dec 14.

Authors

Thomas A Gallagher¹, Jennifer E Lim-Dunham, Aruna Vade

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Loyola University Medical Center and Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL 60153, USA.

PMID: 17174069
DOI: 10.1016/j.compmedimag.2006.10.004

Abstract

Calcaneal unicameral bone cysts often contain fluid, but rarely contain fluid-fluid levels. We present a case focusing on the CT findings of a large calcaneal bone cyst with a fluid-fluid level and a review of the literature.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Bone Cysts / diagnostic imaging*
Cyst Fluid / diagnostic imaging*
Female
Heel Spur / diagnostic imaging
Heel Spur / physiopathology*
Humans
Pediatrics
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
United States