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Metaphyseal fibrous defect (view source)
Revision as of 09:26, 14 October 2014
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*Self-limited | *Self-limited | ||
*Skeletally immature individuals, children and adolescent | *Skeletally immature individuals, children and adolescent | ||
*Often small lesions discovered an radiographic incidentaloma | *Often small lesions discovered as an radiographic incidentaloma | ||
*Rarely seen as a pathologic specimen (should not be biopsied) | |||
==Synonyms== | ==Synonyms== | ||
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==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
*Giant cell tumor of bone (epiphyseal location, occurs in adults) | *[[Giant cell tumor of bone]] (epiphyseal location, occurs in adults) | ||
==Relevant Diagnostic Groups== | ==Relevant Diagnostic Groups== | ||
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*Incidental radiographic finding | *Incidental radiographic finding | ||
*Pathologic fracture | *Pathologic fracture | ||
==Prognosis== | |||
*Ideally should not be biopied | |||
*Radiographically characteristic and benign | |||
*On the 'skeletal do not touch list' <ref>http://radiopaedia.org/articles/skeletal-do-not-touch-lesions-1</ref> | |||
*Spontaneously resolve by ossification | |||
*May resolve into a 'bone island' | |||
==Radiographic findings== | ==Radiographic findings== | ||
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==Sign out== | ==Sign out== | ||
BONE; CURETTAGE: | BONE; CURETTAGE: METAPHYSEAL FIBROUS DEFECT / NONOSSIFYING FIBROMA. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||