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Scanning Skeletal Remains for Bone Mineral Density in Forensic Contexts
Published on: January 29, 2018
Huge aneurysmal bone cyst of iliac bone in a mid-aged female
Teng-Le Huang1, Wei-Ming Chen, Winby York-Kwan Chen
1Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. tlhuang@vghtpe.gov.tw
Abstract:
Aneurysmal bone cyst is a rare nonneoplastic expansile osteolytic bone lesion of unknown etiology. It usually occurs in the first 2 decades of life. The most common sites are the metaphysio-epiphyseal areas of long bones or vertebrae with eccentric expansion. We present a 42-year-old female with a huge aneurysmal bone cyst of the pelvis with dumbbell-shaped expansion on the both side of the iliac bone, which grew rapidly in 6 months. We also review the literature and discuss its prevalence, clinicopathologic characteristics, differential diagnostic problems, optimal treatment, and the potential of recurrence.
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