Diseases

Essential Osteolysis

Syndromes of bone destruction where the cause is not obvious such as neoplasia, infection, or trauma. The destruction follows various patterns: massive (Gorham disease), multicentric (HAJDU-CHENEY SYNDROME), or carpal/tarsal.

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Syndromes of bone destruction where the cause is not obvious such as neoplasia, infection, or trauma. The destruction follows various patterns: massive (Gorham disease), multicentric (HAJDU-CHENEY SYNDROME), or carpal/tarsal.

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18 entry terms
  • Disappearing Bone Disease
  • Osteolysis, Essential
  • Essential Osteolyses
  • Osteolyses, Essential
  • Cystic Angiomatosis Of Bone, Diffuse
  • Gorham Disease
  • Gorham's Disease
  • Gorham-Stout Disease
  • Osteolysis, Idiopathic Multicentric
  • Osteolysis, Massive
  • Gorham Stout Disease
  • Gorhams Disease
  • Idiopathic Multicentric Osteolyses
  • Idiopathic Multicentric Osteolysis
  • Massive Osteolyses
  • Massive Osteolysis
  • Multicentric Osteolyses, Idiopathic
  • Multicentric Osteolysis, Idiopathic

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

91(65); was see under OSTEOLYSIS 1987-90; was see under BONE RESORPTION 1980-86; was see under BONE DISEASES 1965-79 (Prov 1965-66)

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Essential Osteolysis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010015. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010015
  2. Essential Osteolysis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorham%27s_disease
  3. Essential Osteolysis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1538277