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Unicameral bone cysts are benign bone lesions commonly seen in pediatric patients. Several treatment methods have been described with variable results and high recurrence rates. We previously reported short-term success of a minimally invasive technique that includes combining percutaneous decompression and grafting with medical-grade calcium sulfate pellets. The purpose of...

Radiology Case 461-3131 Young adolescent male with pain in heel.
The skeleton is maturing; note the fusing epiphyses. There is a thick dense margin around an eccentric lesion in the tibial diaphysis. It is not projected in-profile in either view, but seems well-defined with an intact sclerotic margin. There is no...

From Applied Radiology General Approach to Lytic Bone Lesions Posted 05/21/2004 D. Lee Bennett, MD, MA; Georges Y. El-Khoury, MD Abstract and Introduction Abstract 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....

The simple bone cyst is a benign unilocular lytic area in the proximal end of a long bone with a well defined and narrow endosteal margin. There is some expansion of the bone and thinning of cortex from below. This can occasionally give rise to a scalloped appearance appearance to...

eMedicine Radiology Topic Introduction Differentials Radiograph CT Scan MRI Nuclear Medicine Intervention Pictures Bibliography 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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"unicameral" or "solitary" bone cyst
* lytic, unilocular
* central
* meta-diaphyseal
* humerus (most common site)
* age 0 - 10 yrs
DDx: bubbly bone lesions

Radiology case 415-3181 Female aged 5 years, X-rayed after a fall, apparently symptomless.
There is a lytic lesion in the upper metaphysis of the left humerus. There are visible septa that make the lesion appear multiloculate, although it is probably uniloculate. The lesion thins the cortex from below, but there is...

Radiology case 443-3181 4 year old boy, complaining of pain in the left hip.
There is a lobulated lytic lesion that expands the upper metaphysis of the left femur. The lesion is crossed by strands of dense bone that give it a multiloculate appearance. The endosteal margin of the lesion is...

Over 20 cases discussed with radiographs, differential diagnois etc. Uniformed Services University, Radiology Teaching files

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Radiology case 462-3181 Clinical presentation: Follow up view after a previous fracture in a 16 year old male.
The skeleton is immature. The fibular lesion is cyst-like with a well defined endosteal margin. It expands the bone, but does not breach the cortex. The long axis of the lesion is parallel to...

Radiology case 4642-3181 20 year old woman with sudden onset of pain in the right ankle, which prevented her from standing on that leg.
Lateral and oblique views show an area of low bone density in the calcaneum, greater and denser than the normal variant. It has a sclerotic, well-defined and...

Abstract 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...

A unicameral bone cyst (UBC) is a common benign fluid-filled lesion found almost exclusively in children. Much has been written about the diagnosis and management of these lesions, and evidence of a variety of successful treatment strategies can be found in the literature. The orthopedic entity called a UBC is not...