Massive osteolysis

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Other tumors of bone
Massive osteolysis

Author: Nat Pernick, M.D. (see Authors page)

Revised: 18 October 2016, last major update June 2005

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Definition / general | Gross description | Gross images

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Definition / general

Also called Gorham disease
Resembles skeletal angiomatosis, but probably not a vascular neoplasm
Cause unknown

Gross description

Destructive reabsorption of a whole bone or several bones, with replacement by heavily vascularized fibrous tissue

Gross images

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Markedly distorted proximal femur