osteofibrous dysplasia
osteofibrous dysplasia
(os'tē-ō-fī'brŭs dis-plā'zē-ă),osteofibrous dysplasia
A rare, self-limiting non-neoplastic lesion which usually arises in the cortex of the tibia and fibula, or both, most often in the middle third of the diaphysis, affecting children < age 15.Clinical findings
Pain, pathological fracture, swelling, deformity; may be asymptomatic for up to 5 years.
Imaging
Well-defined intramedullary lytic lesion with a sclerotic rim; the cortex often is expanded and thinned, with multiple radiolucencies admixed with intervening areas of sclerosis.