In this case, we report an epithelioid haemangioma (EH) of the fibula with ill-defined multifocal lesions and a resultant pathologic fracture. Based on radiographic appearance, these lesions were initially thought to represent a malignant process, such as primary malignant bone tumour, metastases or multiple myeloma. Osseous EHs are rare. Although they can present as multifocal lesions, the majority of bony EHs are solitary and arise in the diaphysis or metaphysis of long tubular bones, with a predilection for the lower extremity. Non-specific radiological findings, debatable cytological appearance and unpredictable clinical growth patterns commonly cause misdiagnosis of malignancy. To the best of our knowledge, a case of EH with multiple growing lesions of the fibula has not yet been reported in the literature.

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