Neoplastic Process
fibrous dysplasia
fi·brous dys·pla·sia [ fahy-bruhs dis-pley-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]
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Osteochondrodysplasias
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A genetic, non-inheritable disorder caused by osteoblastic differentiation defects that result in the replacement of bone marrow and trabecular bone by fibrous stroma and immature bone. It usually affects a single bone and less frequently multiple bones. Skull, femur, tibia, and humerus are the most frequently affected bones. It manifests with pain, deformities, and fractures.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(fibrous dysplasia of bone) A disease of bone marked by thinning of the cortex by fibrous tissue containing bony spicules, producing pain, disability, and gradually increasing deformity. Only one bone may be involved (FIBROUS DYSPLASIA, MONOSTOTIC) or several (FIBROUS DYSPLASIA, POLYOSTOTIC).NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(fibrous dysplasia of bone) A rare, benign, primary bone dysplasia characterized by progressive replacement of normal bone and marrow with fibrous connective tissue in either one (monostotic) or multiple (polyostotic) bones. Clinical manifestations depend on the anatomic location of the replacement and may include bone pain, deformities, pathological fractures, and cranial nerve deficits.OrphaNetINSERM, 2021
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(fibrous dysplasia of the bones) Tumor-like growths that consist of replacement of the medullary bone with fibrous tissue, causing the expansion and weakening of the areas of bone involved. Especially when involving the skull or facial bones, the lesions can cause externally visible deformities. The skull is often, but not necessarily, affected, and any other bone or bones may be involved. Fibrous dysplasia can either effect isolated bones (Monostotic fibrous dysplasia) or also generalized all bones of the body (Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia).Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Fibrous dysplasia is an uncommon bone disorder in which scar-like (fibrous) tissue develops in place of normal bone. This irregular tissue can weaken the affected bone and cause it to deform or fracture.Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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Fibrous dysplasia is a skeletal disorder that is characterized by the replacement of normal bone with fibrous bone tissue. It may involve one bone (monostotic) or multiple bones (polyostotic). Fibrous dysplasia can affect any bone in the body. The most common sites are the bones in the skull and face, the long bones in the arms and legs,...National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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Fibrous dysplasia, rare congenital developmental disorder beginning in childhood and characterized by replacement of solid calcified bone with fibrous tissue, often only on one side of the body and primarily in the long bones and pelvis. The disease appears to result from a genetic mutation that...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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