title: Osteodysplastia (Melnick-Needles syndrome). Radiological quiz.
abstract: Postmortem examination of a child with osteodysplastia (Melnick-Needles syndrome) showed peculiar fibro-osseous tissue in the marrow cavity, with areas of bone constriction but no abnormality of endochondral ossification. Pectus excavatum and scalloping of the vertebral bodies were also present.
mesh_terms: D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008342:Mandibulofacial Dysostosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D013577:Syndrome