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Pathological fracture in non-ossifying fibroma with histological features simulating aneurysmal bone cyst

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A 12-year-old-girl presented with a fracture of an osteolytic lesion of the distal radius. A 7-year-old girl presented with a fracture of an osteolytic lesion of the femoral shaft. In both cases it was a non-ossifying fibroma with fracture misdiagnosed at pathology as aneurysmal bone cyst. Fractures through non-ossifying fibromas may alter the histological pattern of the initial lesion in two ways: firstly, by the presence of blood pigments due to the fracture, and secondly, by formation of new bone. Radiological–pathological correlation is essential to avoid histological errors after pathological fracture in a non-ossifying fibroma.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Hôpital Jeanne d'Arc, B. P. 303, F-54201 Toul Cedex, France, , , , , , FR

    C. Hoeffel, L. Mainard & J.-C. Hoeffel

  2. Department of Radiology, Hôpital Nord, Chemin des Bourrelys, F-13915 Marseille Cedex 20, France, , , , , , FR

    M. Panuel

  3. Department of Pathology, Hôpital de Brabois Adultes, Rue du Morvan, F-54511 Vandoeuvre Cedex, France, , , , , , FR

    F. Plenat

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Received: 27 January 1998; Revision received: 17 June 1998; Accepted: 25 July 1998

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Hoeffel, C., Panuel, M., Plenat, F. et al. Pathological fracture in non-ossifying fibroma with histological features simulating aneurysmal bone cyst. Eur Radiol 9, 669–671 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003300050730

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