Aneurysmal bone cyst
Aneurysmal bone cyst
Updated: 07/31/2018
© Jun Wang,
MD, PhD
General features
- Uncommon
- Common ages 1-20 years, no gender preference
- May be secondary to trauma or other bone lesions
- Benign but grows rapidly
- May recur after curettage
Clinical presentations
- Localized pain and swelling
- Pathological fracture
Most common site
- Metaphysis of long bones
- Posterior vertebrae
Key radiologic findings
- Expansile, lytic metaphyseal
- "Eggshell" sclerotic rim
Key morphological features
- Large cystic spaces separated by septa containing giant cells and spindle cells
- Cysts may be filled with blood
- No endothelial lining cysts
Genetic abnormality
- USP6 overexpression
Treatment
- Surgery
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