Magnetic resonance imaging characteristics of a lead pencil foreign body in the hand

A Worrisome Subcutaneous Tumor on the Forehead of a Young Woman

“…Delays of up to 58 years posttrauma have been reported. 5,9,10 Our case was striking for its unusual histological features, with large dark-blue puddles after hematoxylin-eosin staining and potentially resembling, at first glance, filler injections. In our case, the diagnosis was made on the basis of histopathological examination 23 years after the initial trauma with some very unusual features.…”

A Case of Graphite Foreign Body Misdiagnosed as Blue Nevus

“…In spinal penetrating cases, magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) is reported to be useful 16 . MRI can show that the foreign body had passed the spinal cord, causing marked indentation of the cord and dura with air along its track 5,9,17 . In evaluating the patient with a presumed intraorbital foreign body, computerized tomography (CT) is the most valuable tool.…”

“…However, several reports indicate that stab injuries caused by pencils can result in undesirable reactions, such as pigmentation, abscess formation, and soft tissue reaction [1][2][3][4][5] . There are only a few previous case reports in literature of pencil core granuloma presenting to dermatologists, plastic surgeons, ophthalmologists, and neurosurgeons as a suspected melanoma, soft tissue sarcoma, hemangioma or abscess [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] . Here we report a 19-year-old woman with a foreign body, the lead of a pencil, misdiagnosed as a blue nevus.…”

Vertebral Body Granuloma of the Cervical Region After Pencil Injury

“…Common entry sites of pencil lead injuries include the lower, outer region of the orbit and the inner canthus (3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8). These injuries usually occur in children.…”