Published in:
01-09-2013 | Case Report
Solid variant of aneurysmal bone cyst in the acetabulum
Authors:
Teresa Alves-da-Silva, Pedro Fernandes, João Cruz, Manuel Cassiano-Neves
Published in:
European Orthopaedics and Traumatology
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Issue 3/2013
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Excerpt
Aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is an expansible, tumor-like, multicystic bone lesion that is often misdiagnosed. The pathogenesis of ABC remains unclear with theories ranging from a posttraumatic lesion to a reactive vascular malformation. There has been general agreement that it is not neoplastic. Recent genetic and immunohistochemical studies suggest that primary ABC is a genetically predisposed bone tumor [
1,
2]. Clinically, it represents one of the most rapidly growing and destructive bone lesions [
3]. …