title: Eccentric simple bone cysts of the femoral neck in adults.
abstract: The purpose of this communication is to describe atypical simple bone cysts of the femoral neck seen in adult patients. Two patients, aged 56 and 49, having cystic lesions which did not conform to a typical simple bone cyst, are reported. Common features including eccentric location, and thick lining tissue and sclerotic margin are not those of typical simple bone cysts seen in children. Local mechanical characteristics might be related to the atypical presentations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Morioka, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ehara
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shiraishi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Satoh
mesh_terms: D001845:Bone Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005272:Femur Neck / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate