title: "Disappearing bone disease" in the hand.
abstract: "Disappearing bone disease" is a rare entity that is characterized by extensive osteolysis associated with hemangiomatosis. A case affecting a 13-year-old girl, with wide-spread hand involvement is reported. She did not respond to bone grafting but the condition was arrested after a course of radiation therapy.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000473:pathology; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010015:Osteolysis, Essential / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography