Enostome

Classification according to ICD-10
D16	Benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage
ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019)

Enostome in the head of the first metacarpal bone

The enostome , also compact island , enosteom or engl. Called bone island , is an island of cortical bone in the medullary canal , usually a long bone . The enostome is a frequent, benign secondary finding and presents itself as a mostly ovoid or round zone of increased density ( sclerosis ). This finding is negative on skeletal scintigraphy and can thus be differentiated from osteoplastic (bone-forming) bone metastases .

literature

• Jürgen Freyschmidt: Skeletal Diseases . Clinical-radiological diagnosis and differential diagnosis. 2nd Edition. Springer, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-540-61601-2
• K. Bohndorf, H. Imhof, W. Fischer: Radiological diagnosis of bones and joints. 2nd Edition. Thieme, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-13-110982-3

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