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Fibrous dysplasia, monostotic: Excessive growth of hard fibrous tissue that replaces normal bone tissue in a single bone. Symptoms may include pain and fracture of the bone. Most cases are diagnosed in adolescence and young adulthood and remain unchanged throughout life. The prognosis (outlook) is usually very good.
Monostotic Fibrous Dysplasia Thomas F Gudas, MD Madeleine D Kraus, MD Nancy D Baker, MD March 16, 1994 Presentation A 64-year-old woman presented with pain in the right ...
Fibrous dysplasia, first described in 1938 by Lichtenstein, 1 is a benign fibro-osseous lesion that can occur as an isolated skeletal lesion (monostotic form) or affect ...
Monostotic fibrous dysplasia accounts for 75 to 80% of cases. Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia may occur as multiple lesions in adjacent bones. It accounts for 7% of benign ...
Fibrous dysplasia is categorized as either monostotic or polyostotic and may occur as a component of McCune-Albright syndrome or the rare Mazabraud ...
Fibrous dysplasia, monostotic: Excessive growth of hard fibrous tissue that replaces normal bone tissue in a single bone. Symptoms may include pain and fracture of ...