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Monostotic fibrous dysplasia of the proximal femur and liposclerosing myxofibrous tumor: which one is which?
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Dec 2006
Corsi Alessandro, De Maio Fernando, Ippolito Ernesto, Cherman Natasha, Gehron Robey Pamela, Riminucci Mara, Bianco Paolo
Abstract excerpt
Clinical, histological, and genetic studies of two cases of isolated fibro-osseous lesions of the femur in adults show the overlap between monostotic fibrous dysplasia (MFD) of the proximal femur and the so-called liposclerosing myxofibrous tumor. The two cases highlight how the incomplete understanding of the natural history of MFD may result in diagnostic pitfalls or incorrect classification of individual lesions.
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