Biomaterial Database

Monostotic fibrous dysplasia in the hand. A case report. 1994

J Caso Martinez, and J A Agote Jemein, and C Arán Santamaría, and A López Unzu

Hospital de Zumárraga, España.

We present in this paper a new case of monostotic fibrous dysplasia in the hand. The reason for this communication is the rarity of this osseous dystrophy in the hand as well as its radiologic features as a malignant osseous tumor, being a lytic lesion with incomplete periostic reaction.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008663	Metacarpus	The region of the HAND between the WRIST and the FINGERS.
D010521	Periosteum	Thin outer membrane that surrounds a bone. It contains CONNECTIVE TISSUE, CAPILLARIES, nerves, and a number of cell types.
D002356	Cartilage	A non-vascular form of connective tissue composed of CHONDROCYTES embedded in a matrix that includes CHONDROITIN SULFATE and various types of FIBRILLAR COLLAGEN. There are three major types: HYALINE CARTILAGE; FIBROCARTILAGE; and ELASTIC CARTILAGE.	Cartilages
D003937	Diagnosis, Differential	Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures.	Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D005260	Female		Females
D005358	Fibrous Dysplasia, Monostotic	FIBROUS DYSPLASIA OF BONE involving only one bone.	Dysplasia, Monostotic Fibrous,Dysplasias, Monostotic Fibrous,Fibrous Dysplasias, Monostotic,Monostotic Fibrous Dysplasia,Monostotic Fibrous Dysplasias
D005500	Follow-Up Studies	Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.	Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006225	Hand	The distal part of the arm beyond the wrist in humans and primates, that includes the palm, fingers, and thumb.	Hands
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults