What Is Gorham's Disease?
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Gorham's Disease
Cystic angiomatosis of bone diffuse; Gorham-Stout syndrome; Gorham-Stout disease; GSD; Osteolysis massive; Vanishing bone disease
Gorham's disease, which is also known as vanishing bone disease, is a rare bone disorder characterized by bone loss (osteolysis), often associated abnormal blood vessel growth (angiomatous proliferation).
Gorham's disease involving the left parietal bone
Image by Parihar V, Yadav YR, Sharma D. Gorham's disease involving the left parietal bone: a case report Cases J.
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X-ray skull lateral view (A) showing a osteolytic area in left parietal region. CT scan bony window (B), MRI T1W Axial (C) and T2W Sagittal (D) revealing skull defect with normal brain parenchyma.
Image by Parihar V, Yadav YR, Sharma D. Gorham's disease involving the left parietal bone: a case report Cases J.
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