title: Concomitant focal fibrocartilaginous dysplasia of the tibia and eosinophilic granuloma of the jaw in a child.
abstract: This 2-year-old child presented with concomitant eosinophilic granuloma of the lower jaw and focal fibrocartilaginous dysplasia of the right tibia. Her eosinophilic granuloma was diagnosed on the basis of the clinical picture, imaging studies and the characteristic histologic appearance. Focal fibrocartilaginous dysplasia was revealed incidentally during the eosinophilic granuloma staging process. After chemotherapy, all signs of eosinophilic granuloma subsided, but focal fibrocartilaginous dysplasia remained without signs of clinical or radiographic progression. The importance of differentiating these two conditions is stressed in order to avoid ineffective and inappropriate treatment of focal fibrocartilaginous dysplasia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Rambam Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Sergey
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Postovsky
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Militianu
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bialik
authors.forename: Eugene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vlodavsky
authors.forename: Ronit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Elhasid
authors.forename: Micha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peled
authors.forename: Myriam Weyl Ben
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Arush
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005357:Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007573:Jaw Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome