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From Applied Radiology
General Approach to Lytic Bone Lesions
Posted 05/21/2004
D. Lee Bennett, MD, MA; Georges Y. El-Khoury, MD
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When interpreting musculoskeletal radiographs, a radiologist must be able to identify a lytic lesion and provide a definitive diagnosis or a reasonable differential diagnosis for the lesion....
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Background: The simple bone cyst is a common, benign, fluid-containing lesion, usually occurring in the metaphysis of long bones. The cause of the lesion is unknown. Bloodgood recognized it as a different entity from other cystic bone lesions...
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Background-3% of biopsied primary bone lesion are bone cyst. It involves mostly proximal end of femur and humerus. Most popular method of treatment is curettage and bone graft or injection of hydrocortisone in the cyst.
Methods-Between 1993-1997, 30 patients with UBC of proximal end of humerus were treated in two...
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