Simple Bone Cyst

Description: 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 in 1910. Jaffe and Lichtenstein provided a detailed discussion of simple bone cysts in 1942. Author: Eu-Leong Harvey Teo, MBBS, FRCR, Consulting Staff, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Kandang Kerbau Women's and Children's Hospital Coauthor(s): Wilfred CG Peh, MBBS, MHSM, MD, FRCPE, FRCPG, FRCR, Clinical Professor, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore; Senior Consultant Radiologist, Programme Office, Singapore Health Services