title: Gorham's disease of femur.
abstract: Gorham's disease is a rare condition of bones characterized by spontaneous massive and progressive osteolysis. Less than 200 cases have been reported so far. Femur is an uncommon site of Gorham disease. We report a young female, presenting as pathological fracture of the femur, wherein rapid osteolysis of femur occurred. The clinical, pathological, and radiological picture suggested a diagnosis of Gorham's disease. The patient was subjected to radiotherapy (40 Gys) and put on bisphosphonates. At a follow-up of 2 years, the disease process had stopped and partial recalcification of the bone had occurred.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, SKIMS Medical College, Srinagar, India.
authors.forename: Asif Nazir
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: Yasmeen J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.forename: Simon D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Paljor
authors.forename: Abid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nazir
authors.forename: Nazir A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Khan