Rib hyperostosis, a benign phenomenon , is commonly seen in conditions causing excessive vertebral ossification, such as diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis and seronegative spondyloarthropathies. However, it remains a diagnostic dilemma for radiologists owing to its alarming appearance on imaging ― the thickened and sclerotic involved bone with an increased radiotracer uptake on bone scintigraphy mimics malignancy. Here, we discuss two cases of rib hyperostosis.
The initial imaging characteristics led the radiologists to conduct more invasive investigations to rule out malignancy. The cases Discussion On retrospective imaging review, it was noted that the characteristic findings of benign rib hyperostosis (refer to the box below) were evident in the preliminary radiologic scans in both cases. Yet, biopsies that could have been avoided were performed with concerns over…
