Spinal polyostotic fibrous dysplasia in two adults: Does only biopsy unravel the mystery?

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].

Bone-Grafting in Polyostotic Fibrous Dysplasia.

BACKGROUND Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia is a skeletal disease that results from somatic activating mutations in the gene GNAS in skeletal stem cells, leading to proliferation of immature osteogenic cells with replacement of normal marrow and bone with fibro-osseous tissue. Lesions may cause bone deformity or fracture. In the surgical care of polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, the role of grafting ...

Bisphosphonate therapy in polyostotic fibrous dysplasia.

INDIAN PEDIATRICS 1069 VOLUME 41OCTOBER 17, 2004 attenuation of prostatic tissue seen in congenital obstructions leads to loss of obliquity of the normal ejaculatory ducts as they enter the posterior urethra. Associated distal obstruction to the flow of urine may aid in the urethro-ejaculatory reflux of urine .If the urine is infected, this precipitates epididymo-orchitis as it happened in the ...

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...