Isolated Lesser Trochanter Fracture Associated With Leukemia

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Isolated lesser trochanteric fractures are rare¹; few cases have been reported in the literature. When an isolated lesser trochanteric fracture occurs in a patient with closed growth plates, it is thought to be pathognomonic for neoplasm.^2-4 To our knowledge, this is the first report of a case of isolated lesser trochanteric fracture associated with leukemia. The other 18 reported cases of this fracture were associated with metastatic carcinoma (breast, pancreatic, thyroid, colon, prostate, lung, squamous cell), synovial cell sarcoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, or primary plasmacytoma.^2-8