Destruction of an area of bone that is caused by either a malignant or benign disease is called a lytic lesion of the bone, according to the National Cancer Institute. These types of lesions can be seen on radiology studies such as an X-ray;...
A lesion is a localized pathological change in a tissue. Many diseases affect the functioning or structure of bones, which are responsible for support, movement and synthesis of blood cells in the marrow. Bone lesions may be classified in various...
Pediatric bone scans are used to identify and diagnose bone diseases and disorders in children that do not typically show up on typical X-rays. Bone scans are performed on children who present to the doctor with growth retardation, bone pain or...
A bone scan is a test used to detect arthritis or other degenerative bone diseases, avascular necrosis, bone infections, bone tumors, fibrous dysplasia, fractures, Paget's disease, rickets or metastatic tumors, according to Medline Plus. Your...
Dysplasia is a term that describes abnormal cell growth on the body. Different types of dysplasia diseases can affect different areas of the body, including the cervix, bones and cardiovascular system, specifically the arteries. Dysplasia diseases...
Bone scans are ordered by physicians for a variety of reasons including pain of undetermined origin. There are many conditions that will result in an abnormal finding on a bone scan. Scan results may confirm or rule out clinical suspicions, but...
Our bones are what give our bodies shape, support and the ability to move. Although they are rigid, they are made up of living tissue that continually undergoes remodeling. Bone remodeling is a process involving the breakdown and resorption of old...
Bone cancer or bone tumor is a general term for a wide variety of conditions that can be present in the bone, and are made up of rapidly dividing cells. Bone cancer can be present in any bone in the body. There three major types of bone tumors:...
Bone cancer is a disease caused by a tumor that destroys bone tissue. According to the National Cancer Institute, benign or noncancerous bone tumors are more common than malignant tumors; however, both types of tumors can compress normal bone...
Cancer arising in the bones is rare, according to the National Institutes of Health. The types of primary bone cancer listed by the National Cancer Institute are osteosarcoma, osteochondroma, malignant fibrous histiocytoma and Ewing's sarcoma....
There are many bone diseases that can affect children. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, bone is a living tissue that remodels itself constantly throughout a person's life, and during a...
A child with polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, a bone disease which is a hallmark sign of McCune-Albright disorder, can often suffer fractures in his legs, arms or facial bones. Because portions of the bone are replaced by fibrous tissue mass, even...
The word "tumor" is the Latin word for "swelling." Simply put, tumors are growths that occur where they are not supposed to.
Unlike many other genetic disorders, McCune-Albright syndrome isn't always apparent at birth. If, however, your child is in the approximately 50 percent of patients who present with cafe-au-lait spots (flat, brown birthmarks) these may be used by...
Dysplasia is a medical term that literally means “disordered growth” and can be applied to numerous systems in the body. It means that the size or shape of affected cells have been affected by abnormal growth. Each type of dysplasia...
Treating the symptoms of the type of precocious puberty that occurs in children with McCune-Albright syndrome can be difficult. Most often seen in girls, the cause of early puberty in MAS is very different from that of other disorders that...
Bone diseases are disorders and conditions that cause abnormal development and/or impairment in normal bone development. This can result in weakened bones, inflamed joints and pain. Your bones naturally lose density after the age of 20 due to the...
While calcium is an essential mineral for bone growth and development and an important supplement in later life for the prevention of osteoporosis and other calcium-deficient conditions, the lack of it rarely causes symptoms of bone bowing. One...
As is true with most genetic disorders, there is no way to prevent McCune-Albright syndrome. Most people's cells carry the same genetic information, no matter where in the body they are found. This means there is little, if any, variation of the...
