Pagetoid polyostotic fibrous dysplasia

Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia.

An 18-year-old man was referred to the authors' institution's thoracic cancer specialists for further consultation after abnormal findings were seen on chest radiograph.

[Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia: Albright's syndrome].

A case of craniofacial polyostotic fibrous dysplasia.

We present the case of a patient with craniofacial polyostotic fibrous dysplasia. Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia is relatively rare and usually presents in late childhood/early adulthood. It is occasionally associated with endocrine disorders such as McCune-Albright syndrome. The benign pathology of this bone tumor belies its implications in the region of the skull base. Craniofacial polyostotic...

Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia; a case report.

Fibrous dysplasia is a condition leading to abnormal differentiation of osteoblasts which leads to replacement of normal bone with fibrous stroma [1-3]. It may involve single bone (monostotic) or multiple bones (polyostotic). It may affect any bone however; skull and ribs are the commonest [2,4-6]. It is usually asymptomatic and is an incidental finding. It may become symptomatic when complicat...

McCune Albright Syndrome ( MAS ) - polyostotic fibrous dysplasia