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The Pathology of Paget’s Disease

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Paget’s disease is a common affliction in Western society, being pathologically manifest in approximately 4% of older whites.1 Although rarely fatal, the disorder may be extremely disabling and painful and lead to marked skeletal distortion.

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  1. Steven L. Teitelbaum
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. UCLA School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, USA

    Frederick R. Singer MD (Professor of Medicine in Residence, Director) (Professor of Medicine in Residence, Director)

  2. Bone Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 444 S. San Vicente Boulevard, 90048, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Frederick R. Singer MD (Professor of Medicine in Residence, Director) (Professor of Medicine in Residence, Director)

  3. Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida College of Medicine, 12901 North 30th Street, 33612-4799, Tampa, Florida, USA

    Stanley Wallach MD (Professor and Associate Chairman) (Professor and Associate Chairman)

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Teitelbaum, S.L. (1991). The Pathology of Paget’s Disease. In: Singer, F.R., Wallach, S. (eds) Paget’s Disease of Bone. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2307-5_3

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