Spontaneous regression of exostoses: two case reports.
Exostoses are a common skeletal disorder. Despite their incidence, little is yet known about their origin and biological behaviour. In particular, spontaneous regression of exostoses--an extremely rare event--is still a subject for debate. In this study, we describe two additional cases of spontaneous regression of exostosis; one was a solitary lesion while the other occurred in a patient with multiple heritable exostoses. Radiographic findings are presented along with some of the theories which aim at explaining this phenomenon.
Department of Radiology, IRCCS Casa Sollievo Sofferenza, Foggia, Italy.
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Castriota-Scanderbeg
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D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005097:Exostoses, Multiple Hereditary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009365:Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D011884:Radius / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging