Gorham's vanishing bone disease
"massive osteolysis of Gorham"
painless
occurs in kids + young adults
not life-threatening unless vital structures are encroached upon
some recover spontaneously, +/- residual deformity
complete destruction of part or all of bone by angiomatous tissue
usually unifocal
affects proximal skeleton
may spread into soft tissues + adjacent bones
Cf: other syndromes of
spontaneous osteolysis
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© 2002, C.E. Kahn, Jr.
2002-04-18