title: GORHAM-STOUT SYNDROME: PHANTOM BONE DISEASE.
abstract: Gorham-Stout syndrome is a disease that presents idiopathic osteolysis of a bone or closely contiguous area. The etiology is unknown. It is a rare condition that is difficult to diagnose, and its treatment is controversial. It affects individuals irrespective of age or sex. In this study, we conducted a bibliographic review of the disease, specifically focusing on the differential diagnosis, and we demonstrated the follow-up on a patient with this syndrome from the time of its diagnosis, through treatment, to its current state of evolution.
authors.affiliation: Resident in the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Service, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Passo Fundo, RS.
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: El-Kouba
authors.affiliation: Resident in the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Service, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Passo Fundo, RS.
authors.forename: Romilton
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: de Araújo Santos
authors.affiliation: Preceptor of the Medical Residence Service, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Passo Fundo, RS.
authors.forename: Paulo César
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Pilluski
authors.affiliation: Instructor in the Hand Surgery Service, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Passo Fundo, RS.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Severo
authors.affiliation: Head of the Medical Residence Service, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Passo Fundo, RS.
authors.forename: Osvandré
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Lech
keywords: Clavicle; Essential Osteolysis/etiology; Osteolysis/diagnosis; Osteolysis/radiography