A Rare Case Report of Extensive Polyostotic Gorham's Disappearing Bone Disease Involving the Upper Extremity
Gorham's disease is a rare disorder involving the proliferation of endothelial channels resulting in resorption and disappearance of bone. An unusual case of polyostotic Gorham's disease affecting the scapula, humerus, radius, and ulna in a 39-year-old woman is described. The patient had e...
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| description | Gorham's disease is a rare disorder involving the proliferation of endothelial channels resulting in resorption and disappearance of bone. An unusual case of polyostotic Gorham's disease affecting the scapula, humerus, radius, and ulna in a 39-year-old woman is described. The patient had extensive disease spreading across both the glenohumeral and humeroulnar joints. This is the first report of Gorham's disease spreading across multiple joints in the upper extremity. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9dc430248e96442388f6366b1eece20e2025-02-03T01:24:53ZengWileyCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67492090-67572011-01-01201110.1155/2011/486756486756A Rare Case Report of Extensive Polyostotic Gorham's Disappearing Bone Disease Involving the Upper ExtremityElke R. Ahlmann0Yanling Ma1Vonny Tunru-Dinh2Department of Orthopaedics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California + Los Angeles County Medical Center, 1200 North State Street, GNH 3900, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USADepartment of Pathology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California + Los Angeles County Medical Center, 1200 North State Street, CT A7A, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USADepartment of Pathology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California + Los Angeles County Medical Center, 1200 North State Street, CT A7A, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USAGorham's disease is a rare disorder involving the proliferation of endothelial channels resulting in resorption and disappearance of bone. An unusual case of polyostotic Gorham's disease affecting the scapula, humerus, radius, and ulna in a 39-year-old woman is described. The patient had extensive disease spreading across both the glenohumeral and humeroulnar joints. This is the first report of Gorham's disease spreading across multiple joints in the upper extremity.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/486756 |
| spellingShingle | Elke R. Ahlmann Yanling Ma Vonny Tunru-Dinh A Rare Case Report of Extensive Polyostotic Gorham's Disappearing Bone Disease Involving the Upper Extremity Case Reports in Orthopedics |
| title | A Rare Case Report of Extensive Polyostotic Gorham's Disappearing Bone Disease Involving the Upper Extremity |
| title_full | A Rare Case Report of Extensive Polyostotic Gorham's Disappearing Bone Disease Involving the Upper Extremity |
| title_fullStr | A Rare Case Report of Extensive Polyostotic Gorham's Disappearing Bone Disease Involving the Upper Extremity |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Rare Case Report of Extensive Polyostotic Gorham's Disappearing Bone Disease Involving the Upper Extremity |
| title_short | A Rare Case Report of Extensive Polyostotic Gorham's Disappearing Bone Disease Involving the Upper Extremity |
| title_sort | rare case report of extensive polyostotic gorham s disappearing bone disease involving the upper extremity |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/486756 |
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