Imagings of hereditary multiple exostosis (hme): A case report

Nguyen Mien1, Pham Manh Cuong2, Vu Dang Luu2, Pham Minh Thong2,
1 Ha Noi medical University
2 Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Bach Mai Hospital

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SUMMARY
Osteochondromatosis or Hereditary Multiple Exostoses (HME) is a rare disease which is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner, there are many osteochondromas at the appendicular skeleton. This report presents
the patient who had typical clinical and radiologic features of the disease. Female patient, 24 years old, she has a pain both lower limbs, there are slight deformity both upper and lower limbs on the examination. On the X-rays of the limbs present many osteochondromatosis at the meta-physeal regions of long tubular bone, it may be pedunculated or broad-based form, the pedunculated appearance follow the direction away from the epiphysis and towards the
diaphysis follow-ing the tendon pill. With characteristic features on the plain radiology: the final diagnosis is hereditary multiple exostosis.

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