MASSIVE OSTEOLYSIS OF BONE: REPORT OF A FATAL CASE WITH TEMPORARY RECONSTITUTION OF THE AFFECTED BONE FOLLOWING IRRADIATION
Authors: J M FIORE, W T SMYTH
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1960)

Case Reports1 October 1960MASSIVE OSTEOLYSIS OF BONE: REPORT OF A FATAL CASE WITH TEMPORARY RECONSTITUTION OF THE AFFECTED BONE FOLLOWING IRRADIATIONJOHN M. FIORE, M.D., WILLIAM T. SMYTH, M.D.JOHN M. FIORE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM T. SMYTH, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-53-4-807 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe syndrome of acute spontaneous absorption of bone is a rather rare and poorly understood condition. It is often referred to under such descriptive titles as "disappearing bone," "acute spontaneous absorption of bone," "phantom bone" and "idiopathic osteolysis of bone." In the cases reported to date, several common factors seem to occur repeatedly: The patient is usually a young adult in good general health; minor trauma, usually to the affected area, calls attention to the lesion; pain is not a striking symptom; there is no sex predilection. The course of the disease is variable. Cases have been reported where the...Bibliography1. BickelBroders WHAC: Primary lymphangioma of the ilium, J. Bone and Joint Surg. 45: 517, 1947. Google Scholar2. GorhamWrightShultzMaxon LWAWHHFC: Disappearing bones: a rare form of massive osteolysis, Am. J. Med. 17: 674-682, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Coley BL: Neoplasms of bone—spontaneous absorption of bone (phantom bone, disappearing bone), 1949, Paul B. Hoeber, Inc., New York, pp. 688-698. Google Scholar4. Branch HE: Acute spontaneous absorption of bone: report of a case involving a clavicle and a scapula, J. Bone and Joint Surg. 27: 706, 1945. Google Scholar5. Schroth R: Beitrag zum Problem der sog. lokalisierten, post traumatischen Osteolysen, Zentralbl. f. Chir. 81: 601-606, 1956. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. Case report: a boneless arm, Boston M. and S. J. 18: 368, 1838; quoted by Branch.4 Google Scholar7. Thoma KH: A case of progressive atrophy of the facial bones with complete atrophy of the mandible, J. Bone and Joint Surg. 15: 494, 1933. Google Scholar8. Jackman WA: A case of spontaneous absorption of bone, Brit. J. Surg. 26: 944, 1939. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. SmithMurray FMCR, Quoted by Coley.3 Google Scholar10. GorhamStout LWAP: Massive osteolysis (acute spontaneous absorption of bone, phantom bone, disappearing bone), J. Bone and Joint Surg. 37-A: 985, 1955. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. ButlerMcCanceBarrett RWRAAM: Unexplained destruction of the shaft of the femur in a child, J. Bone and Joint Surg. 40-B: 487-493, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12. JonesMidgleySmith GBRLGS: Massive osteolysis—disappearing bones, J. Bone and Joint Surg. 40-B: 494-501, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar13. MilnerBaker SMSL: Disappearing bones, J. Bone and Joint Surg. 40-B: 502-513, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar14. Ashton JN: A case of "massive osteolysis" of the femur, J. Bone and Joint Surg. 40-B: 514-518, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar15. BrancoHorta FJD: Notes on a rare case of essential osteolysis, J. Bone and Joint Surg. 40-B: 519-527, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Albany, N. Y.*Received for publication March 13, 1959.From the Veterans Administration Hospital, Albany, N. Y.Requests for reprints should be addressed to John M. Fiore, M.D., Veterans Administration Hospital, Albany, N. Y. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 October 1960Volume 53, Issue 4Page: 807-816KeywordsBoneDiagnostic radiologyFibrosisLesionsRegenerative medicineResearch laboratoriesSarcomaYoung adults ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1960 PDF downloadLoading ...