title: Vanishing bone disease involving the pelvis.
abstract: Vanishing bone disease is a rare condition characterized by progressive osteolysis of the bony structures by vascular tissue and their replacement by fibrous, vascular connective tissue. A 38-year-old lady who had a previous history of angioma of the left iliac bone presented with vague symptoms of a limping gait and pain during walking since 2 years duration. The radiologic findings were suggestive of degenerative changes. A possibility of metastatic disease was also considered. However the biopsy and Positron emission tomography (PET) scan ruled out any active disease. Like in most other cases this was possibly a self-limited disease where bone resorption had spontaneously arrested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Rohit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Malde
authors.forename: Hari Mohan
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: Sarbani Laskar
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Ketayun A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Dinshaw
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D010015:Osteolysis, Essential / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000209:etiology; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D017556:Technetium Compounds
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D017556:Technetium Compounds; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18