FIBROCYSTIC AND CYSTIC LESIONS IN BONE

Elmslie and Fibrocystic Disease of Bone

The value of legislation and the speed with which it may be introduced depends to a large extent upon public opinion. In a special supplement on the Factory Act of 1937 an earlier statement of the Times on public health legislation is quoted 'Mr. Chadwick and Dr. Southwood Smith have been deposed. The people of England prefer to take their chance with cholera and the rest rather than be bullied...

Cystic bone lesions: histopathological spectrum and diagnostic challenges.

OBJECTIVE Bone cysts are benign lesions occurring in any bone, regardless of age. They are often asymptomatic but may cause pain, swelling, fractures, and local recurrence and may be confused with other bone lesions. MATERIAL AND METHOD We retrospectively re-evaluated 143 patients diagnosed with aneurysmal bone cyst (n=98, 68.5%), solitary bone cysts (n=17 11.9%), pseudocyst (n=10.7%), intrao...

Bone Mineral Density and Cystic Fibrosis: A Review

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a common progressive genetic disorder among children which involves lungs, kidneys, intestine and liver. Apart from the significance of genetic factors, various environmental factors particularly bone mineral density are directly associated with CF. Remarkably, bone disease is appeared as a routine and commo...

Fibrocystic Disease of the Frontal Bone (paget's Osteitis).

Cystic Lesions in Autoimmune Pancreatitis

Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) can be chronic or recurrent, but frequently completely reversible after steroid treatment. A cystic lesion in AIP is a rare finding, and it can mimic a pancreatic cystic neoplasm. Difficulties in an exact diagnosis interfere with treatment, and surgery cannot be avoided in some cases. We report the history of a 63-year-old male presenting with jaundice and pruritus...