title: Background acetabular aneurysmal bone cyst in a 7 year-old: Presentation of a case.
abstract: The bone cyst is a rare benign tumor that usually develops in childhood. There are several treatment options, however when it is located within the pelvis treatment is complex. A 7 year-old patient who presented with 3 months of right hip pain and limping. The initial radiograph showed a discrete periostic reaction and acetabulum effacement. The MRI and CT scans suggested the diagnosis of aneurysmal bone cyst and was confirmed by open biopsy. Two serial embolizations were performed with good results, the patient was asymptomatic one year after.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, España. Electronic address: natasaus@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saus Milán
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pino Almero
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Mínguez Rey
mesh_terms: D000077:Acetabulum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D017824:Bone Cysts, Aneurysmal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Aneurysmal bone cyst; Embolisation; Embolización; Quiste óseo aneurismático; Tratamiento; Treatment